Fulica americana -28- May 8 Jewel Lake, Tilden Park, Contra Costa C., Calif. -- a good deal of fussing. He fussed when I was near the nest, and also acted as if he was concerning over the safety of some young. The intermittent heavy rain showers about 8:30 a.m. didn't seem to dampen spirits. No eggs in nest, but it sure is ready for them. -- at 4:30 p.m. one of the 113 students told me he had seen seven young with the parents of the South Nest a little earlier. They were at the end of the upper pond. About 4:45 p.m. The North ? was seen feeding one of his young. A moment later a second one appeared, and then the ? with 2 or 3 more, all in area N26.1-5. The male was diving, bringing up cat-tail shoots, and breaking them up and feeding them to the young. One of the young apparently crazed on some diving of its own. -- about 20 minutes later, I watched the ? cross from N26.1-5 to N26.17-20 with two very yellow headed young. At the same time the ? was feeding one dark young, and another copper colored one at N26.1?2. It was diving about 3 times a minute, bringing up food, breaking it up, and offering it to the young then diving again. Often when they were on the open water, the young scotced to the shelter of cat-tails while their parent was under water.