Fulica Americana 485 me 8 Lake Temescal, /20 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. 6 eggs in nest T6. 5, the red one is completely buried, but neither parents are showing any concern for the nest. Three young in the SW brood, the oldest has two extensive white spots on its breast, with only a narrow black stripe up the middle. The other two are all black breasted. Found what is left of the carcass of one ymg on the S edge of the cat tails at T5. 11. It looks as if Coots (or ymg Buddies?) are using the Buddy nest at T6. for a roosting place. A new display platform is developing on a floating board at T5. 7. It is composed almost entirely of green cat-tail leaves. The T7.21 brood nest is well taken care of, and in use (my ymg?). The T6.5 platform is defunct. Brood nest at T6.18 is well built up, in very good repair, a fine looking nest, with a ramp developing on the N side. SW P is in the cat-tails nearly pooking at me. The "jooonk" note is not as general as I used to believe. It seems to be a note of anxiety; the "funk" is the more frequent note. Nest at T6.1 may still be in use, if so it is not in heavy use. It is not receiving the care given T6.18. The dead ymg from the SE pair is < 1. Finally saw one living ymg of SE brood. These birds are very