Shearwaters on San Francisco Bay
Journal
Condor
Volume
18
Issue
1 (January-February)
Year
1916
Pages
30
Section
From Field and Study
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Shearwaters on San Francisco Bay
On the afternoon of September 8, 1915, while crossing the bay from San Francisco to Sausalito at 4:30 o'clock, a small movement of Shearwaters, presumably Puffins wiseus, was observed. The birds were working on an ebb tide from the upper bay toward the Golden Gate, their line of flight being between Alcatraz and Angel islands. All crossed the bow of the boat, but when about mid-way between Alcatraz and the Heads, seemingly whirled back towards the former. Similar but larger movements have been noted on several occasions during the last fifteen years.
John W. Mailliard
San Francisco, September 14, 1915.
