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Fulica americana
563
Apr 29 Univ. Calif. Campus, Alameda Co., Calif.
left to mid-toe on one foot.
May 31 Lake Tamarasol, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif.
Neat K7.17 with one egg-#1, new
material added on top. 3 young in SW
brook and SW brood bowing and nibbling.
Eggs 1+3 in P16.2 piped #1,
1 piped, +3 newly piped. Whether
or not to SE pair have living young
I don't know.
Jun 2 Univ. Calif. Campus, Alameda Co., Calif.
T91- no molt, still bill breeding
white tips to under wing coverts and
belly feathers.
T99- no wing molt, under wing coverts
and belly feather with white
tips.
T94- no wing molt, white tips to
under wing coverts and belly. Some
bleeding on tip of left wing.
T87- primaries fully sheathed about
13 mm. long., secondaries about the
same length. Greater coverts 11 mm
long. medium and lesser coverts all
intact. Rectrices molt is gradual.
Belly and underwing coverts white
tipped. Tags about ready to drop off.
T97- four inner-most secondaries
gone on right unclipped wing,
white tips + to under-wing coverts
and belly feathers
T96- no wing molt, under-coverts
with white tips but not so
much so on belly.