Fulica Americana 542 July 7 Jewel Lake, 510ft., Contra Costa Co., Calif. -or very little. It repeatedly assumed the patrol position as it moved along, finally veering off to one side and letting the ♀ pass without incident. About 8:45 a.m. the ♀ took what looked like a damsel-fly into the nest, one of the young came out from under the male to take it, then she moved off, coming back at 8:50, the time one of the yrs started to follow, but she moved off too rapidly and left it behind, so it went back under the ♂. As the ♀ moved off she came to one of the mins at 4/8. As it started to beg out she chased it so it moved out to the middle of the lake and she chased no further. This bird has fully developed primaries. A moment later the ♀ returned with some more food. This time the ♂ took some of it, giving it to yrs while another chick reached out to take more food from her bill. 9:40- nest #7 pipped. #2,648 still unroted. and cool. I caught one young and photographed it in BW+ color against a natural background. This yrng is very much smaller than they usually are, that is no doubt the result of the much smaller egg laid by this ♀. - Lake Temescal 420ft., Alameda Co. Calif.- At 11:05 a.m. at arrival, The SE ♀ on nest K7.17. She got off as I worked in close to fill a bench