Fulica, Part 2, v1315
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950 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