Illinois 750 Fulica americana 197 2b-4 Unis. Calif. Campus Alameda Co. Calif. with other birds, having in the past minute routed both YG and XC from a favored spot. Also XKB just packed another stick to the same place, a pool of standing water. YG and XKG are now bowing and bill nibbling. XBG has its head under YG's breast while the latter nibbles. Now XC + XBG are nibbling at one another with bowing etc. Feb 6 Stow Lake Golden Gate Park San Francisco Calif. One pinned bird seen on west side island, near position where a pinned bird was seen earlier. Two birds were seen together, one crowing the other cackling. I couldn't determine which was doing what but one of the birds had a frontal shield fully as swollen as the bird given testosterone on the campus. There seems to be some territory defense going on here, Tho most of it is away from so what I would term suitable territory since there is no emergent vegetation concerned. Several pairs have small areas "blocked" off, are bowing to another and nibbling. XBG/PB seen feeding with several other birds on grass and picking up grit from the walks NE of the island. Both tags still on this bird. A third once tagged bird with only the scar left was feeding in the