GULLION 450 Falica Americana 472 me4 Lake Merritt, s.l. Oakland, Alameda Co., Calif.- 3 Coots at this lake today. Couldn't see them very well but two didn't seem to have much in the way of shields, one had yellow legs, the third I was not able to do anything but identify as to species. These three birds were against the wall by the fenced area. Later I saw one on the island that may have been a fourth one. Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif.- SE♂ at L2, ♀ at L1 SW♀ at H3 at 7:05 a.m. SE♂ attacked O, chasing him into the picnic area. O splattered across the water and when he hit the shore he continued at the same pace across the ground, quickly vanishing among the brush. At 7:10 a.m. the♀ incubating at J6.S. The red egg is being buried among the leaves of the newly revamped nest. It is even more built up than yesterday, has a deep cup, a completely revolved ramp and 2 eggs under incubation. Nest at I-6.18 much in use. A ramp is forming on the N side of it. The Ruddy nest is empty, the Walled nest under incubation finally. The nest at F-6.1 is apparently not being used as heavily as the one at J-6.19. The SW♀ is in close fussing and I can hear 1 or 2 wing in the cat-tails nearby. The brood nest at J6.1, the