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W. GULLION
1958
Enlica Americana
417
May 13 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif.-
against him. The SE♀ was at J7 all the
while. By 5 a.m. the M♂ is back
at K8, "punting while the ♀ incubates
at J6.5. 5:06 a.m. E♂ still on Q22.
♀ nearly poonking. She was just N of the
nest clump. Her tag is on Crooked.
5:28 SW♀ came from nest I 6.1 ♂
came in later. E99 #1, 34 x 48.4 mm.
still not hatched but sqng alive and active.
#2 - 34.6 x 51.9 mm, sqng still alive,
5:32 a.m. SE♂ came off nest when ♀
egg reached and now he was heard at
K5 or so, still off nest. #3-34.6x51.8
mm sqng. #4 - 34.9 x 52.2 mm: sqng alive egg
pipped, #5- 34.1 x 49.5 mm, egg pipped.
#6 - 34.1 x 49.7 mm. #7 - 34.7x 51.6 mm.
#8 - 33.9 x 50.1 mm. #9-34.2 x 50.2 mm.
#10 - 339 x 50.6 mm. ♀ stayed close
by while I was measuring those eggs,
tho ♂ soon lost interest. 5:55 p.m.
E♂ w/2 sqng on the nest, eggs 1+5
both pipped now. E♀ was at O16
she flew to nest area as I started
to wade out. 6:02 a.m. SE♂ is
on nest J6.5 - the ♀ is in the willows
at K6, the M♀ is at K8 punting and
generally trying to get some attention.
M♀ has a pointed shield so an class
2 rather than the class 9 rounded
shield of the SE♀. At 6:06 while I
was at K8, SE♀ splatted M♂
who was under the willow at K8.1, M♂
did not give as SE♀ stopped and they
paired displayed. The SE♀ didn't press the