H. H. NININGER
In addition to the work done by Mr. Leon Gardener and others on the distribution of birds in the vicinity of Laguna Beach I noted the following species in the summer of 1916:
70. Sturna hirundo (Common Tern)
This species was found occasionally about the muddy flats at Balboa.
74. Sturna antillarum (Least Tern)
The Least Tern is much more common than the former. They were often seen in small flocks diving for fish along the coast from Laguna to Balboa. They probably nest along the sandy shores; but none of their nests were taken by the writer.
95. Puffinis griseus (Dark Bodied Shearwater)
These birds were found ten to twelve miles from shore, in flocks feeding over schools of fish. They are called by the fishermen “Barracuda Birds.”
210. Rollus obsoletus (Calif. Clapper Rail)
Found in the swampy tracts about Balboa.