W. GULLION 1950 Fulica americana 394 May 6 Lake Tameocal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. N at P 15. 6:26 E♀ is at G 18 standing on floating cat-tails while feeding in the water. 6:28 she is moving S to P 17. She stopped to feed at P 16. 6:34 E♀ out of sight, two birds, one I suspect is G♀/B - the other is W-0/B are moving S down the middle of the lake. They are opposite me at I 20, swimming close together w-0/B following. His head feathers still seem pretty well stuck down. A light glow, but not direct sun, is on the cat-tails along the E side 6:38 p.m., only 5 coots out and active. The 2 G♀ w-0/B at % at H 17, w/B♂ at J 15, G/R at M 9, and a bird at J 8. Now, 6:40 E♀ is moving N at P 21, ♀ is moving out from G 13, followed by W♀? E♀ went by the nest, going on to G 25 at 6:42 - 6:43 E♀ at G 28, still going to P 31, 6:44 she is at P 32, not feeding much, poking along and turning things too. She is at O 35 now, 6:46 p.m. 6:47 she has found some- thing to feed on in the Tampico Grass now the Boat Dock at about O 37 or so. She moved out from there as some boys went by but came back in as soon as they passed. 6:50 p.m. she is coming S now at O 35. She moves very close to shore along the open area N of G 28. W♀ got into N 15 before moving back out. E♀ is still moving