Fulica americana 329 Apr 24 Lake Temescal, 420ft, Alameda Co., Calif. E♂ has legs that are almost orange, suggesting very old age. The ♀ is sitting tight on her nest. E♂ now feeding at Q 23.16, eating dead partly rotted cat-tail stems. Its material he is getting from under the water that is easily broken up. There should be no shortage of food now, with streamers of Potamogeton nearing the surface in most parts of the lake. No E♂ having been gone for a few minutes is now coming N directly to the nest area then around to the W, beyond the P 23 point and on north. No notes. Now 11:54 E♂ coming S by the nest, and in to look at me; a quick look and he drifts S. Now, 12:02 p.m. E♂ is feeding on algae at R 23. 1/. Now 12:07, for the first time since 11 a.m., the ♀ on the nest is "cooning" as the ♂ swims by. At 12:10 p.m. The ♀ got up and silently left the nest. The ♂ "pushed" as she he followed her to P 23 where she dived for Potamogeton. At 12:11 he was on the ramp, carefully adjusting things as he goes, finally settling down at 12:12 p.m. E♀ took off north after making one check to see that the ♂ was still going on the nest. She broke off a piece of dried leaf from a nearly cat-tail stem before moving off.