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N. GULLION
1950
Fulica Americana
308
Apr 12 Lake Tamecal, x20ft., Alameda ls., Calif.-
He ceased the chase. The next at
Q 23.11 and the copulatory platform
at Q 23.13 seems to be defunct. Now
a m, (SE m?) just chased a f bird,
by alternate charges, and splatters, from
near the island to I 22. No, I guess
it was the W m doing the chasing
since he returned to E 14 and was
greeted by his mate there, she giving
one "poonk". A bird at F 22 gave
a momentary display as the W m
turned off from the charge, and another
bird is preening at G 19. Now a
short charge at F 22 - w|Bl and f
being charged - another unmarked bird
was either assisting or also charged,
couldn't sure. It was short lived.
A bird crowing at F10 went
unanswered. Now a pair of Mallard
at in the E inlet all being chased
noticed but not attacked, tho about
2 feet from an E bird, another
of Mallards did attack. However-
f & UVM feeding at F 18, were
charged by a bird with large
shield moving down from F 20.
W|Bl seems to be staying close to F 22
and f at F 18. The bird that apparently
has been feeding with f so much of
the time it is W|Be? He scared
bird. Shield on w|Bl is swollen,
on f, 55. Just now 2:45 p.m.
an E bird chased both birds of