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July 10
Jewel Lake, S/0 ft, Contra Costa Co., Calif. -
and out of sight. 1:25 a single immature
Came out from the core area to feed for
a few moments before disappearing again.
I am quite sure there is no bird on the
H17.2 nest. 1:31- an adult is out feeding
again, at 11:26- there are no yng with it,
in fact now 1:32 both parents are in
the same area, and there is no sign of yng
near them. About 1:35 the ♀ moved from
L25 to H17, then across to C16 where
I lost her. She seemed to be intent on
feeding yng but did not feed the
one seen in the nest area. The male we
sped some at B16, I don't know. 1:41 she
is moving out from B18 to D28, giving
an occasional explosive "pooks", its sort
of alarm, as she moves across towards
to NW core. I didn't hear any whining
from yng so I don't think she fed
any in the B16-17 area. 1:44 - the ♂
just gave a couple of explosive "pukes"
at 1:26 as the ♀ swam over towards
him. These two birds sure seem to
be without any yng to bother them.
1:55 p.m.- 4 immatures seen, 3 at -
no all five seen, together at EF/0.
diving and feeding. They seem to all
be very close in plumage stages.
Nest H17.2 in about 48 hours has
disintegrated into a poorly composed
platform, with feces on it. It is
not even a decent brood nest. The
3 unhatched eggs were not found,
but they will probably surface later.