CALIFORNIA WATER BIRDS. 20^ 



Dark-bodied. The}' kept to themselves, however, appear- 

 ing singly when there was a lull in the latter species. 

 Northern Phalaropes did not occur in any numbers. 

 There was a small flight of California Murres — of sol- 

 itary birds and small squads. Some sixteen Pomarine 

 and Parasitic Jaegers were seen. Three were taken at 

 one spot. Quite a gathering of Gulls had collected there 

 over several dead ones that had been thrown overboard 

 as decoys. These in turn attracted a half-dozen Jaegers 

 that were passing, an Arctic Tern, and two large Terns, 

 probably the Royal. The fog had suddenly set in toward 

 the south shore of the bay, deflecting migration, and put- 

 ting the boat in the path of the Shearwaters and other 

 birds migrating at the time. Among the Gulls that de- 

 coyed was a California Gull. 



23d. A low fog closed down upon the bay and ocean 

 at intervals during the entire forenoon, having the usual 

 deflecting influence upon migration. Small flocks of 

 Cassin's Auklets were going south all the forenoon. 

 They rounded Pt. Pinos in the vicinity of the buoy. A 

 few individuals were seen on the water. But little mi- 

 gration occurred in the California Murre. Several adults 

 with young were on the water. There was considerable 

 migration in Pomarine and Parasitic Jaegers. A single 

 Long-tailed Jaeger was taken. Dark-bodied Shearwa- 

 ters in small flocks were passing south during the whole 

 forenoon. They were not nearly as numerous, however, 

 as the day before. Man}' passed between the Point and 

 buoy. There was a good deal of migration in Northern 

 Phalaropes. When the fog was thickest, they showed a 

 disposition to stop on the water. A notable event of the 

 day was the capture of two Sabine's Gulls — an adult and 

 a bird of the year. They were apparently migrating. 



24th. I did not go out on the water until after nine 



