Fulica americana Apr 29 Lake Teneccal, 450ft, Alameda Co., Calif. - tr eat only the white bases. 8:18- he is still feeding in the nest area, at P 21 now. I have not seen swollen feet among the swimmers as occur on many of my penned birds. 8:19 E ♂ feeding among the dangling willow branches at P 20, driftting S. 8:22 he gave a couple of punts and came N passing to W of nest to P 23. As he passed, the ♀ started "punt"ing and raised up off the nest. But he passed by. Now 8:25 he came over, into the nest clump, started giving his "kukz, kukz, kukz" note, she responded with a couple of "punts" and he climbed up and settled on the nest. I moved to P16- found the E ♀ settled down on the platform at P16. She gave a "punk-kukz" and after a minute climbed off. At 8:58, as I approached the nest I found both birds off on the S side. Now the ♂ is feeding and the ♀ going back towards the nest. 8:59, she stuck her head in the cat-tail, but promptly retired. Now they are both around on the W side, no the ♂? got on the nest and is settled by 9:01. No change. Wrong, its the ♀ on the nest. As I went out to the nest the ♀ came sailing off at me and the ♂ came flying up from P16 landing at B72 and immediately attaching me. About 9:10 a.m. I caught the ♂ when he got too close