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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