N. GULLION 1950 Fulica americana 381 May 4 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif.- Cools all time in about 7:30 p.m. about the time I could no longer see the lines on this page closely enough to write on them. May 5 same locality- at 4:45 a.m. the tagged male is off the nest feeding at Q 23. The bird on the nest then is the E♀. I wonder when the change was made. It is plenty light, can see these lines easily. 5:00 a.m.-@ a couple of ♂ Mallard landed at the mouth of the last inlet, caused ♀ at Q 23.13 to "pubk" and get in a threatening attitude, but he did not get aggressive against them. About 4:40 when I arrived one coot was bathing at L10. 5:17 a.m. E♂ moved to nest clump from Q 23. He is now concealed in the cat-tails on the S side of the nest. About 5:30 he moved back to Q 23 to continue foraging. 5:40 he moved to P21 to patrol against me, then into the nest clump to forage. 6:05- a.m. There seem to be two birds in Mara this morning and two in Wasea. (FR) pinned was bowing and pilling with a UNM bird. 6:12 a.m. a SE bird chasing a displaying ♂ Ruddy at J8 ignored the♀. This SE bird off the nest has a shield like this [illegible]. It has yellow or yellow waxy legs. The UNM m. In M area is not banded has greenish legs, a S-w-SS shield. As at the moment