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southward along the shore, not far out from the surf. Many 

 were immature Western Gulls. The others were chiefly Heer- 

 mann's. August 10 dark birds and those with mottled heads 

 were the Heermann's Gulls principally seen. There was an 

 extensive movement of Shearwaters on this day. As it was 

 foggy many came within a mile of the land. The majority 

 were several miles out, however. The bulk appeared to be 

 the Dark-bodied. One Black-vented Shearwater was secured. 

 About half a dozen Pomarine Jaegers were noticed. A good 

 many companies of Northern Phalaropes were flying seaward. 

 A few Marbled Murrelets were also migrating. 



August 1 1 was a day of little migration. Just oft' the buoy at 

 Point Pinos there was a great raft of Brandt's Cormorants on 

 the ocean. This was the first gathering observed on the water, 

 indicating that the rookeries were breaking up. There was a 

 rookery south of Point Pinos. The 12th was the great day 

 of migration in the Northern Phalaropes. There was a dense 

 fog over the Bay in the morning, and it had the effect to 

 crowd migration toward the shore. In my journal I find the 

 following note on the California Murre : "Many groups and 

 individual birds were scattei'ed over the water. Their cries 

 sounded strangely in the fog. Their migration was perhaps 

 interrupted by it, as I have never seen so many before on the 

 water." There was little movement manifested from the 15th 

 to the 22d — my last day of observation. Up to the 16th only 

 adult California Murres in breeding plumage were taken. On 

 that day a single hornotine was secured, and on the 20th a second 

 one. A pair of adults with mottled throats, etc., were shot on 

 the 19th. 



The occurrence in considerable numbers of White-winged 

 and Surf Scoters (old birds) in June and July off the sandy 

 beaches presents an interesting theme for inquiry. Of nine 

 specimens shot June 23, all were females — seven of the former 

 and two of the latter species. They were in very ragged and 

 faded plumage. Some were unable to fly as the remiges had 

 been moulted. The ovaries, too, were in a very low stage of 

 development. These remarks will also apply to the condition 

 of examples taken later. The only drake secured was a Surf 

 Scoter, July 8. It remains to be determined whether such 



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