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morning of the 12th there was a clear sunrise. Notwith- 

 standing the seemingly propitious state of the weather, the 

 only transients noted were several Loons, one company of 

 Surf Scoters, and three or four Northern Phalaropes. A 

 few Black-vented Shearwaters, outside of the buoy, flew 

 northward, and also a file of sixteen Tufted Puffins. Pre- 

 viously but two Puffins had been seen. A Gull being shot, 

 several hundred Western, Heermann's, and California 

 Gulls suddenly appeared upon the scene, apparently coming 

 from the kelp half a mile away, near Point Pinos. The first 

 two of these species were in the majority. 



October ij. Clear until a little after twelve, when a low 

 fog from the ocean encroached upon the outer part of the 

 bay. For about thirty minutes during the last hour of the 

 morning, Black-vented Shearwaters were passing down the 

 coast in an uninterrupted stream. Off the Laboratory they 

 were from half a mile to two miles from shore. In other 

 species there was no obvious southward movement. 



October i^. In the morning, from half past six until 

 quarter to eight, there was a low fog. By eleven a brisk 

 southerly breeze was blowing. Few migrants appeared 

 aside from several large wedge-shaped flocks of Ducks, 

 which came directly from the north without entering the 

 bay. Loons were quite common on wing. At the close of 

 the morning there was a small flight of Black-vented Shear- 

 waters. They held a northerly course, which was also the 

 case with a flock of Shore Birds, a number of Brandt's 

 Cormorants, and all the Northern Phalaropes observed — a 

 couple and two little companies. The following were met 

 with also: A young Murre, two Tufted Puffins heading up 

 the coast, three Eared Grebes on the water and one flying 

 northward — a decided advance in numbers in this species. 

 Single Grebes were seen on the loth and 12th. 



October 75. The sea was as smooth as glass during the 

 morning, but the surf was heavier than on any of the days 

 that had preceded. At half past ten the breeze came, in- 

 creasing toward noon to a high southwest wind. Loons, 



