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Enicla Americana
507
ne 21, lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif.-
becoming more and more massive. What
looks like the start of another structure is at
H 7.24. The HF still seems to be staying
near his territory but not too effectively.
Both P16.2 + .17 are still in good shape.
The former looks as if it is being readied
for eggs. It's about time for a second
clutch to appear in this pair. The ♂
has lost his Tags but the ♀ still has
hers. The nest at Q 22 is not in use
again and the Q 23.8 affair seems to
be abandoned. As both birds swim
near me, the ♀ is "poonking" and "punk-
unkeying" interchangeably; the ♂ is giving
mostly the "punk-one" note with
only an occasional "punk?". The SW
pair are keeping their area pretty well
clear of Mallards, with one chase
being seen at E13-14 as one SWadult
attempted to clear a half dozen Ducks
from that area. Later, when a fellow
threw some bread crumbs etc out
at 921, the birds showing interest
did not come in any closer than
about N20-22, since the E ♂ was busy
gathering the food up and taking it
to his brood now 017. As he moved
down with the bread his mate came
to meet him and to carry some of
the food to the young. The mate
got quite a bit of the bread, most of it
he carried in about 10 trips. B to his
brood at 017. Finally, the pair of