W. GULLION 1950 Fulica Americana 362 Apr 29 Lake Tomasca 420 ft., Alameda Co. Calif.- G/R is at J 14, showing little sign of territory behavior. 7:26 E ♂ is returning to nest area from the S. ♀ on nest is giving a low puint, punt, punt note. Just a moment earlier she poonked when a large fish jumped nearby. ♂ passed th[illegible] and moved N of PQ 23. Actually, he was at Q 23, resting. When I walked S along the road a few feet, he came splattering after me. Now 7:31 he is patrolling just off shore. W-0/B and ♂ seem to be staying close together. Both were at D 33 a little while ago but have now worked out to L25. ♀ at M 23 and E ♂ is going out after her from Q 22. W/B is moving N from K17, "punting". E ♂ splattered after ♀ to I 22, now he is returning; E ♀ gave 2 poonks. W/B apparently came up to defend against E ♂, when he passed ♀ she braced and they nibbled some. Now E ♂ has returned directly to P23 into the inlet. E ♂ displayed at I 22 but neither of the other birds did. 7:52 E ♂ finally leaving the nest area and moving to Q20, where he has stopped to patrol. 8:00 a m. E ♂ feeding at Q 22; 17- eating decomposing dead cat-tail stems, the algae that is growing on nearly everything in the water, and the white bases of cat-tail stems. He had to Dive 3 times before he was able to break off one growing stem to eat it. He seems