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Feleca Americana 460
May 26 Jewel Folio, 5/10 ft., Contra Costa Co., Calif.-
12:24 p.m. a wh-b+ or rather wh-f+-
yng came out from M25 and worked down
to L23 where it went into the cat-tails.
It was alone and foraging. 12:33 pm.
Both adults are at & J20 /J2/ feeding
themselves and one wh-b+ dab headlng yng
is feeding with them but not leg them.
12:35 p.m. one adult feeding E of island
with four yng feeding themselves nearby.
One adult was feeding one of the
yng occasionally, the smallest with
the least white on it. (just now a
Calif. gay came out of the cat-tails--
closely followed by Redwing).
wh-breasted (wh-br)
white-fronted (wh-fr.)
Finally found the Mallard nest at
E3.16 which Glen Flitner said
contained 4 cold eggs on April 21
(deserted). It had 1 egg in it now.
Flushed the 4 of the nest at I6.
Potamageton has reached the lake
surface in several places, Ocat-tails
are beginning to bloom, shedding
pollen. Potamogeton is blooming in
NW Cove. Some terrific algae
blooms and Plantston Blooms.
Unis. Calif. Campus Alameda Co., Calif.
Placed a lot of lettuce and some