Fulica, Part 2, v1315
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Fulica americana 474 June 4 Lake Temescal, 420 ft, Alameda Co., Calif. feeding alone at N12, started out to participate in the scrap, the J leading, but before becoming involved turned around and came back to shore where they "talked" about the whole affair. 8:35 a.m. something routed M? out of K7, probably SE? - Jewel Lake 510 ft, Contra Costa Co., Calif. The case taken here at Temescal said he saw 5 yng in the last wood at one time this morning. 4 were all black, the 5th with some white fuzz on its body, Jewel Lake 510 ft, Contra Costa Co. Calif. 3 yng seen foraging individually, and independently around the S pond. Both parents were in and out of the cat-tails but without reference to the location of their yng. Two have light bills with b black sub-terminal spot, the 3rd lacks the black spot but has a black halo just above its eyes. This latter one is busily diving and feeding by itself. Another yng joined the black "halo" single one. These two both are at about the same stage, both with black halos, white breasts (or really light gray), darkish