ullion 749 Fulica americana -22- May 5 Jewel Lake, Tilden Park, Contra Costa Co., Calif. like a phalarope, but not so rapidly. This north pair sure act as if they had no family duties to perform. The hooting of a pair of horned owls in the Eucalyptus grove to E seems to have no effect on the coots. 1 Court was crowed twice along the E side of the lake but circumstances were not observed. -In the egg of this naturally hatched cl notice that the vitelline blood vessels are not filled with blood as in the 2d helped hatch, so they probably were not yet ready to hatch. Noted that this young today held its head erect fairly well 3 minutes after hatching. Mayb- same locality - visited the area with Vicki this evening. The north pair still acted as though they had no young, but we were able to count at least 3, and maybe four. Two were seen in area N26 and one at H18.23. D--A bird, which Vicki that a 4th young, was seen also in N26. The one at H18 dove as I approached, and tho I remained in the area for nearly a minute, I never did see it come up. The new nest (O25.19) seems finished, a good gangway on it, running from a floating 2x4 board to the nest. tho O was more or less defending the nest area, but not vigorously. The Jales seemed most concerned