W. GULLION 1950 Fulica americana 368 Apr 30 Lake Tennesca, 28 ft., Alameda Co., Calif.- the male in the grab - but then thought I heard notes from it and so dubbed it a ♀. All have to check this further. One thing seems certain, and that is that the bird on the nest at dusk is still on at dawn, and probably is not relieved until about 8 or 9 a.m. The bird leaving early this morning was clearly one of fright, for it didn't even bother to use the ramp. Of course it had a flashlight beam in its eyes about every 15 to 30 minutes from about 11:30 p.m. to dawn. Also, Costs must be among the last of the birds to become actively foraging in the morning. May 1 Univ. Calif. Campus, Alameda Co., Calif.- W-R - legs [illegible], becoming Y6, a little on the G side still, shield & SS, too small, this shield is perhaps out of the SS class and actually an S shield, but a ———— mm. couldn't be probed; feet badly swollen, temps mild, new style tag seems to be doing OK. G-X1B - shield 3 almost flat, still very slightly swollen, regressed from last check. Legs becoming Y6 - but still quite G. Bursa 23 mm., feet in pretty good shape. P10 - shield class SS, legs Y6, feet in fairly good shape bursa 15 mm. O1Br - shield 5S - this is a strange shield, swollen but still a