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I GULLION
1950
468
June 2 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. -
The M pair seem to be fairly well
entrenched at K7 and in the channel now.
M F is there regularly and
M D still hovers nearby in the channel.
Last hatched SE young caught & clipped L2.
Shield 5.4 mm, TMT 45.7mm, mid Toe 26.3mm,
HT 20.5 mm.
Both SW brood nests
in used, also SE brood nest which was
not in use the last time I checked it (May 31).
June 3 Same locality - SE F on nest J6.5
at 10 a.m.
W/BL at N13 moved out to
the neutral zone (J13 north to J-L
21 etc) as the E pair moved
S along the E side of the lake with
3 young.
The E F was at O22 with
the young, the E D at P15 alone.
M D is in area K-M 10-11, moving
back and forth, while M F is at K7
working in the cat-tails.
Note: - Yesterday I noticed that the Mallard
with the nest in J6 seemed to be
having a great deal of trouble with
the Coosls of that area. I shall be
surprised if they bring off a brood.
10:40 a.m., M D is chasing W/BL from
J13 N to J17. The marked WD
was just in paved display with
W/BL at H14. Then (10:20a.m.)
he wandered S to F13, where he
was attacked by a splattering SW D
and he splattered to G15 before
diving, SW D going on to H16 and