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o'clock. There was a heavy cross sea and a strong west 

 wind. The sky was clear. It was hard work for my 

 boatman to row against the wind, and most of the fore- 

 noon was spent in getting out to the buoy. A great 

 many Northern Phalaropes were trying to make their 

 way southward. They were following the south shore 

 of the bay and had to breast the full force of the 

 wind. Many became tired out, making short flights, 

 stopping to rest between. The spirit of migration was 

 strong; in them. The wind blew so hard that the Brandt's 

 Cormorants returning to their rookery could not keep in 

 any order, but struggled against it in confused straggling 

 flocks. Numerous flocks of Phalaropes were on the 

 water just inside of the bay off Pt. Pinos. They were 

 as mindful as we were to face the waves. If a white cap 

 suddenly developed in front of them they flew lightly 

 over it, immediately settling again on the water. A fine 

 illustration of migration retarded by a strong head wind 

 was afforded in this incident. There was no migration 

 in other species. Perhaps the wind checked it. 



25th. There was but little migration on this day, al- 

 though the sun rose in a clear §ky — a rare occurrence, in 

 this reo'ion in the summer months. An adult male Red 

 Phalarope was secured as it was resting on the water 

 about a mile off shore. It was the second specimen of 

 this Phalarope to be positively identified, although indi- 

 viduals were thought to have been seen occasionally after 

 the capture of the one on the 2d. Northern Phalaropes — 

 single birds, and in several instances little companies — 

 were distributed about on the water between the Seaside 

 Laboratory and the buoy. 



27th. As soon as I got out on the water in the morn- 

 ing, I noticed that there was an extensive movement of 

 Phalaropes in progress. As there was no " low fog," I 



