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were very common, in small companies and twos and 

 threes. They kept out of range, flying freely when pressed. 

 Not many Heermann's Gulls were met with, and no south- 

 ward movement witnessed. Pink-footed Shearwaters were 

 reduced to about a dozen, but Black-vented Shearwaters 

 showed a decided gain, and were generally dispersed. A 

 flock gathered over sardines six miles offshore, and nearer 

 land forty or fifty were taking a siesta on the water. A 

 small number, in line, passed south near the buoy. Fewer 

 Dark-bodied Shearwaters were seen than on the 7th. Only 

 stragglers remained of the Red Phalaropes, and a single 

 company, moving down the coast, were the only Surf 

 Scoters. 



November 11. At half past six the water was hidden 

 from view, but the fog soon vanished. At noon the coast 

 was sharply outlined to Point Ano Nuevo and buildings 

 were visible in Santa Cruz over twenty miles away. With 

 a fresh easterly breeze we sailed along the shore to Point 

 Pinos and then on the ocean westward about ten miles. By 

 ten o'clock the wind had worked round into the north, fill- 

 ing the sail for the homeward voyage. Between thirty and 

 forty Pink-footed Shearwaters were seen. They flew 

 swiftly southward, most of them passing within four or five 

 miles of Point Pinos. Several, however, were fully ten 

 miles at sea and one or two not more than a mile. On the 

 way out many southbound Black-vented Shearwaters were 

 observed in the vicinity of the buoy. Two miles from land 

 we seemed to leave their path behind, few being met with 

 further offshore. On the way in they began to increase 

 within the two-mile limit, and near the buoy a steady stream 

 was flowing in the direction of Point Cypress from the 

 interior of the bay. It soon became evident that one of the 

 largest movements of the season in Black-vented Shear- 

 waters was under headway. Off the Laboratory they were 

 at least two miles from land. There was a morning, mid- 

 day, and afternoon flight of Gulls at the shore — mainly 

 Heermann's and Western. The Western Gulls were white- 

 breasted birds and young-of-the-year — the latter associated 



