Fulica americana 337 p.26 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. - P16 again. 8:46 a.m. the ♀ on the nest the "punking" "punk-unk" "punk-unk". No response. Now 9:03, E♂ is rapidly moving to the nest area, the ♀ [illegible] several times as he approached, and changed to a series of "punts" at 3 second intervals after he passed. Now the ♂ at Q24 is punking, the ♀ (9:05) "punking" on the nest. At 9:07. E♂ came around at P23, worked into the cat-tails there to feed. The E♀ made "punts" as "poonks" for about 2½ minutes at 2-5 second intervals. 9:10 a.m. Two crows from the S part of the lake. 9:12 - ♂ preening at Q23.13, ♀ started "punking" on the nest again. Train came up the tracks, 9:13 a.m., ♀ got off the nest, ♂ came over gave a nervous "pukh" "pukh" "pukh" followed the ♂♀ a short distance towards P03, then returned and climbed up on the nest, being settled by 9:15. The train is still sitting on the tracks behind me, two engines making noise. ♀ took off S along the lake, she gave one low "punt" just before leaving the nest. 9:20 a SW bird was trying to chase one of 4 mallards out of the area, but was not successful, so he gave up. W♂E just bowing with ♀/♂ at G18, no billing or nibbling. 9:34 a ♀ Mallard at Q20 was chased out by the E♀ then she looped back to chase the ♂ Mallard out. Now the pair of mallards have come up and into the E