Fulica americana June 24 Jewel Lake, Wilden Park, Contra Costa Co., Calif - ceremony. The N♀ followed her mate over, arriving with the young shortly after the P♂ had broken off. Very quickly the N♀ left the brood to go into the cat-tails at M25.24 - I think there is a nest in that area. The S♂ moved over to rest on his favorite perch at B19.1 while the N♀ and four young fed over towards the boat. June 26 same locality - At 9:55 a.m. one of the adults (P?) of the S brood attacked a young of her brood at C4 - The younger immediately dived, and the adult crowned for a moment once. Another newly young was not molested. The attacked young a few minutes before I believe was giving a note very much like the