fulica americana -111- 9 Jewel Lake Contra Costa Co Calif- catched and banded yesterday in the oldest or at least in the most advanced plumage stage of any of the yng. 5:18-Something casued R/S to fly out of south cat- tails. When it landed its tail was pointing straight up - but not spread. Twice this morning Ive heard a low murmur that apparently belongs to the coots - perhaps it is more correctly a series of "grunts" musical ones that I just had it again - it's being given from the area where the immatures are over at H or I 6+7 - it may not be a coot sound - I'm not sure. G feeding at I5- looks like 1 side of the right leg is fading - heard that grunting again 5:34 - but I don't think a coot made it - may be a saw bill. 5:38 B is at F4 hunting for immatures to chase. A "punk" by S at C10 sent 2 mattended yng scotting towards cover - but neither bothered to reach it - still no white showing above water on the breast of the smallest bird - no white on head of its newest but twice as big brood mate - the white healed young have a narrow black band freckening across the top of the head just behind the eye and this marking the posterior edge of the formerly bald pate. 5:50- B made another clearing at the S pool - this I saw as immatures to chase she splattered across towards