. Bird lore. Birds; Birds; Ornithology. I50 Bird - Lore One Caspian Tern was seen in company with California and Ring-billed Gulls at Bolsa Ctiica where many Ducks were in the lagoons. Most numerous were the Pin- tail and Shoveller. On the ocean beach many hundreds of Gulls were assembled in large flocks. On March 3, a few dark heads were seen among the Bonaparte's Gulls at Playa del Rey, and a pair of Red-breasted Mergans- ers observed on the lagoon. March 16, Marbled Godwits, Dowitchers, Western Willets, and Sandpipers were on the tide flats in large numbers, but Curlew appeared to be wholly
. Bird lore. Birds; Birds; Ornithology. I50 Bird - Lore One Caspian Tern was seen in company with California and Ring-billed Gulls at Bolsa Ctiica where many Ducks were in the lagoons. Most numerous were the Pin- tail and Shoveller. On the ocean beach many hundreds of Gulls were assembled in large flocks. On March 3, a few dark heads were seen among the Bonaparte's Gulls at Playa del Rey, and a pair of Red-breasted Mergans- ers observed on the lagoon. March 16, Marbled Godwits, Dowitchers, Western Willets, and Sandpipers were on the tide flats in large numbers, but Curlew appeared to be wholly absent. Brandt's Cormorants were in breeding plumage March 24 and the Egrets in the harbor district numbered 21. Glaucous-winged Gulls were observed leaving for the North, and Black-necked Stilts appeared in Nigger Slough. Semi- palmated Plover were noted April i, also 2 Caspian Terns at the harbor, and Cali- fornia and Glaucous-winged Gulls were leaving. The Northern Violet Green Swallow led the van of arriving land-birds from the South, making his first recorded appear- ance on February 19, a full month ahead of the Rufous Hummingbird. Costa's Hummingbird pushed his previous early date forward by about three weeks, arriv- ing in considerable numbers on February 22, while the Rufous, if present, was not noticed until March 18. Cliff and Bank Swallows arrived on schedule time, and the wintering Tree Swallows had their numbers augmented by fresh arrivals. Purple Martins took up their regular quarters in Whittier and Long Beach on March 27 and 30, respectively. March 15, brought the first Arizona Hooded Oriole, but they were not common until ten days later, when Bullock's also was noted. To date, only one Black-headed Grosbeak has been listed, arriving March 21. The first Western Tanager was seen April 7, an early date for this locality. On April i Black-necked Stilts were again noted at Nigger Slough in company with Long-billed Dowitchers and Greater Yellow-legs. Among the Duck
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