Fulica americana 530 June 27 Jewel Lake, 5/8 ft. Contra Costa Co., Calif.- of the ? is not got pecked. Both of these immatures are very nearly the size of the adult. In fact one looks to be fully as large as the adult or larger. 2:41 p.m. The O came up to the nest from the S, with a bill full of long dried cat-tail leaves. As he came up the ramp I got down off the nest and left to the S. A few low "puts" were heard. The O spent about 1 minute preening etc. before settling on the nest. To 3:48 p.m. There was not a second shift. The incubation pattern is different here, but just what the difference is I don't know, except longer intervals. 4:00 p.m. No defense of nest when I waded to it. The eggs all very warm, but #3 is missing. No adult even in the vicinity. A couple of moments later as I moved out to pull some cat-tails, the O got out of the cat-tails about 10 feet south and proceeded to churn and "pulque" and generally carry on. Four gray immatures moved N along the cat-tails on the E side and he worked over as if to join them. At 4:30 a bird might be on the nest. I'm not sure, 5 immatures are feeding at on the clear water of the N pool, what clear water is left.