Fulica americana -106- Apr28 Jewel Lake Contra Costa Co, Calif. - white patch that nearly cover the breast - leaving a narrow thrusly black mid-eye But still no sign of white on its head - just the white plumes, which are also apparent on its much smaller- dark headed brother. - The bills on the 3 yng grade from brightest reddish on the smallest to palest orange on the partly white headed bird - all of them seem to have black tips on their bills and the deep red base - it's the area between the nases and the tip that changes most at this stage. 8:15 - 2 yng are at N26 -new where the mallards must be- and 13 w/1 yng is at N20. - 8:20 a white headed yng with a white breast having only the faintest black median stripe it moving E along the dam at L27. The yng cost pictured above not only has a black stripe thru the white but also has one down the breast. - Lake Temescal, Alameda Co, Calif - Watched the pair and brood between the rocks and the E shore - once a immature with light gray breast a had routed about 6 immature mallards out of the area around the rotto - and later the 3 went to work, trying to clear about a dozen mallards out - he then dived for some of the large grrowing on the lake bottom. 4 birds we