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S. W. GULLION
1950
Fulica americana
401
May 7 Lake Temescal, 420ft., Alameda Co., Calif.-
to O28, where some kids scared it her
out and she is moving S via P27-cutting
back into O26 at 9:05 and moving on
S. to B24 at 9:07. Afterd P23 at
9:07:30. to feed at P23.5. 9:09 she is
cutting out to O23 to pass the nest
and now is coming splattering across
from O20 to I20 to attack M&
9:10 and chase her to G/18 to I/6,
now in display she moved from
I/6 to M/6 with W/B charging
behind. At M/6 she stopped turned
to face W/B and cackle 9:11. From
there, she moved to P/5.12 to feed.
9:17-since about 9:12 she has been
out of sight, 9:18-O on the nest has
been giving "pullets" at about 15 sec
intervals apparently from on the nest.
9:120 E& moving N close to shore at
Q17, but she turned around and went
back to the c.-to at P17. New 9:21
she is moving back N, slowly, not
feeding. She went into Q19, now
as people move up the road she's
out and (9:24) to O/18 and turned
north again. 9:25 the & came
out to meet her at O21 and within
audible sounds, they are moving
around together, now at P22,
(9:26) then the & turned back to
the nest clump from the mouth of
Emilet (9:27) while the O went
to G 23, then to R22.10+9:29.
9:30-din having to drink my pen.