Fulica, Part 2, v1315

Gullion, Gordon W.
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA MUSEUM OF VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY
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Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2017 with funding from CLIR https://archive.org/details/fulicapart2v131500gull
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17 Gullion, Gordon 1949-1950 Fulica americana *Journal and Species Account, pt. 1 Journal and Species Account, pt. 2 Maps of Study Areas Bands, Banding, and Miscellaneous tabular data. Records of Birds released from Gray Lodge and Lake Merritt. Leg coloration Photographs development of Shield general *not included in this volume
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* Not included in this volume department of shield Protocols for collection Lodge and Lake Merri. Records of Birds Leased from Gulf and draft host to be. Technical data. Bonds for funding and collections Maps of study areas Journal and Species Account, pt 2 I. Journal and Species Account, pt 1 Gillson, Gordon 1449-1850 Felipe Americano
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Journal and Species Account Fulica americana [part 2]
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R. W. GULLION 1950 Fulica Americana 388. May 5 Lake Temescal, 43 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. M/6. The E ? at that time was at P15, watching, but taking no part in the affair. Their mission accomplished the W pair returned to their area. The ? gment into E14 tho WO? stayed at J12, threatening WI/BL who is working back S. Since 7:05 E ? has been at P16, 4, preening etc while standing on some floating object. WI/BL will be losing her tags soon, they are hanging precariously on one side of her neck. 7:13 WO? has gone to cover at E13. A marked bird, that may be BL? is at I10 feeding on Potamogelon that apparently has reached the lake surface. SW ? at F9 calling - 7:18 p.m., E ? seems set for the night. WI/BL carefully moved into I8.25. A SW bird ?, started over towards her but never actually pressed the matter. However at 7:25 p.m. a SE bird came and cleared WI/BL out and she moved out to I11. On tho mountmoSE ??) and SW(?) went into paired display in the willows at I7. Now 3 bird are at I9-10 looking for sleeping quarters. (lines no longer visible late) WI/BL is cautiously moving towards her earlier spot. Reddies and Mallard show little signs of going to bed. WO at E11, fisherman at E16+M19 seem to have things tied up for normal
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S. W. GULLION 1950 Fulica americana 389 May 5 Pele Tlmescal, 42ft. Alameda Co., Calif.- Sleeping 7:34 p.m. W/Be and UNM were almost ready to move in at 18 when a G & M bid out them off start. They are not letting the resident bird chase them as. W/Be constantly show white undertail coverts as she moved in. 7:37-all the Gots except the 3 at 48 seem settled for the night, but chase is still going on there as the 2 non-territorial birds insist on sleeping there. Time to check G22 and go home: 17:43 p.m. tagged ♂ on nest G22. May 6 same locality - 3:15 a.m. a bird on nest P6.5 sex unknown, 3:20 a.m. the E♀ apparently is on G22. The incubating bird had the back of its head to me and No tags could be seen. The moon is quite bright. Let just may be that they change over when the moon becomes bright enough, or high enough. Couldn't find the tagged bird in the usual haunts. This bird got off the nest when I went down to the shore-line. 4:00 a.m. I was mistaken, the tagged ♂ is on the nest now, and I believe there has been no change since due been here. About 3:55 a.m. The ♀ pink-necked 3. times at P16 and the ♂ answered with 2 "pink-who". A third bird replied
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G. W. GULLION 1950 Fulica americana 390 May 6 Lake Ternessal, 42 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. from the S end. 4:14 - a Puddy Duck got into the nest clump at O 22 and it sounded as though the O got off after it. A moment later the F gave several low punts at O 18 or so, 4:20 the O is still on the nest but I must leave. - 4:15 p.m. checked nest, I6.1 - 10 eggs all remarked with scotch tape over markings on big end of all, on mid-side of one and towards small end on side of another. Both birds in close defending. One bird stood on the platform at H7.25 and slapped its foot, did the same on some floating cat-tails just E of the nest. The F came to within about 4 or 5 feet of me. Still 6 eggs in nest P6.5. Not taped. One of the 6 proves to be new, marked F. Apparently the old eggs break or are broken in the nest for the nest is generally littered with yolk etc but no sign of shell. The eggs are partly covered with yolk also. The structure at K7.4 is somewhat better developed than it was yesterday, [illegible] a definite platform of dead & green cat-tails (50-50). Yesterday it was merely an accumulation of floating debris of cat-tails. Saw O in the Picnic Area coming in. Apparently NO E R is off the nest and at O 13.- 4:39 p.m. 4:43 p.m. - Tagged O is on the nest at O 22. # F Mallard
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W. GULLION 1950 Fulica americana 391 May 6 Lake Tamesed, 420ft., Alameda Co., Calif. feeding unobserved at P23. E♀ not located shes at Q23. "poorling about(?) the ♂ Mallard and her brood at R23-4:45pm 4:50 p.m. The ♂ came off J6 nest and the ♀ went on, no calls or notes. I readjusted cat tails and screened as. she went on. Opened that nest up so I can see into it from N7. 5:22 p.m. The E♀ is still out to nest J6.5. 5:28 p.m. the ♀ is on nest Q22 while the tagged ♂ feeds just E of the nest clump. 5:30p.m. both E birds off the nest, in the E inlet, by 5:31 the ♂ has gone into the nest clump and not come out. (I'm observing from F20 starting 5:30 pm PST-6:30 daylight time). 5:38, E♀ coming S at Q26, m fact she is cut out to N23, then as a fisherman came to Q20, she came in to P21- also the ♀ Mallard and 10 yng moved to Q23 from Q20 at the same time. E♀ now at Q24-5:41pm. A ♀ Ruddy Duck is at P23, now driftting S. 5:47 E♀ coming out from Q27 to O23. Fishermen at Q26 & 16. She is moving out to M20 as she goes S,-a log is on the road-she went into P16- now. 5:51 she is moving N at P20 to the approx vicinity of the nest clump. A fisherman moved in there, throwing a plug out near her, she momentarily displayed facing the plug, then moved to P23.
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GULLION 1950 May 6-- 3:42 p.m. Location of Visible Coats. Fulica americana -392- EQ RR. W/Be. w/m x O/G G/R x south part of LAKE TEMESCAL Temescal Regional Park Alameda Co., Cal I I irris -cat-tail scale 0 60' 1"=120'
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Temescal Regional Park Alameda Co., Cal South part of KE TEMESCAL
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W. GULLION 1950 Fulica Americana 393 May 6 Lake Temescal, 42ft's Alameda Co. Calif. 5:55 p.m. a chase from SE territory and paried display at J9 the chased bird apparently being the M?. At that time E? moving S from B24 via O22 to B19 to feed among the willow branches. Ruddy Ducks spend a lot of time feeding and displaying at the mouth of the S inlet without incouring the antagonism of the SW pair. 6:00pm. E? moving on S to P16. 6:01 see saw 3 birds, (2 w & W/3?) at MN 15 and so she charged out from P17 to N15, causing them to move S&W. No splatter, chase or calls. W birds nibbing at L14. 6:04 she has returned to the cat tails at P16. 6:10 p.m. E? moving N from P16. 6:14 p.m. WO chased M? at L14 - splattered and displayed. Then M? came up at W?, causing him to dive to escape. Both M birds display and so did W? when he surfaced. 6:16 E? at B27 moving S. 6:18 she is at P23 moving S. At the same time a UNM bird came into the willows at F22. E? going to P17 and working down outside edge of cat-tails, still moving S all the way to N12-6:20- where see partially displayed but I could see no bird for her to display against. The bird that was at F22 is a ? and is now out and moving S, joining ? at H18. 6:24 E? moving
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W. GULLION 1950 Fulica americana 394 May 6 Lake Tameocal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. N at P 15. 6:26 E♀ is at G 18 standing on floating cat-tails while feeding in the water. 6:28 she is moving S to P 17. She stopped to feed at P 16. 6:34 E♀ out of sight, two birds, one I suspect is G♀/B - the other is W-0/B are moving S down the middle of the lake. They are opposite me at I 20, swimming close together w-0/B following. His head feathers still seem pretty well stuck down. A light glow, but not direct sun, is on the cat-tails along the E side 6:38 p.m., only 5 coots out and active. The 2 G♀ w-0/B at % at H 17, w/B♂ at J 15, G/R at M 9, and a bird at J 8. Now, 6:40 E♀ is moving N at P 21, ♀ is moving out from G 13, followed by W♀? E♀ went by the nest, going on to G 25 at 6:42 - 6:43 E♀ at G 28, still going to P 31, 6:44 she is at P 32, not feeding much, poking along and turning things too. She is at O 35 now, 6:46 p.m. 6:47 she has found some- thing to feed on in the Tampico Grass now the Boat Dock at about O 37 or so. She moved out from there as some boys went by but came back in as soon as they passed. 6:50 p.m. she is coming S now at O 35. She moves very close to shore along the open area N of G 28. W♀ got into N 15 before moving back out. E♀ is still moving
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W. GULLION 1950 Lake Temescal F. american 395 May 6 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co. Calif. - S at 8:25, - 6:55 p.m. Now she is coming round P23, giving the nest clump wide berth as she moves S to reach P/6 at 6:57 p.m. She went clears 013 before some boys came along and she moved to cover underth willow at N14. 7:02 she is moving N outside the cat-tail at P/6, now she is at P17, but went into cat-tails when some fellows appeared on the scene. 7:05 p.m. C/R chasing W/B#L at I/10. 8:30 p.m. a bird on nest J6.5, couldn't tell which sex. 8:04p.m. tagged ♂ on nest G22. By 7:30 p.m. all the Coots were in night lodgings, at about 7:55 p.m. two birds wed at E/13, in the water. May 7 same locality. At 8:05 a.m. a bird is on the nest J6.5, can't tell which one, facing S. At 8:20 a m. a bird on nest G22, can't tell which bird here either, yet. 3:49, was finally able to ascertain that the ♂ is the bird on nest G22. Rock at 3:57 - checked nest J6.5 - seems to be the ♂ on the nest but couldn't be sure, flashlight too dim. 3:58-E♀ at P17 or so "punking", showed by a "pukks" from further S. Firstglow in the E sky. 4:06 - E♀ "poorbeink" at P/17 or 16. 4:30- ♂ on nest G22 gives several "pukhs". 4:31- ♀ "punking" to the S:(E♀?). I have moved from directly opposite the nest
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W. GULLION 1950 Fulica Americana 396 May 7 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda C. Calif. -- so as to disturb the EO's less, 4:33 E♀ punks-unbzing at D16(?). 4:46 some loud of
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W. GULLION 1950 Fulica americana 397 May 7 Lake Tamescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. 5:21 - he is still feeding E of the nest clump. 5:25 - E♂ feeding at P17. 5:30 - E♂ moving S to P14, then back N. All the Coots seem to have been out and active since about 5:15 a.m. 5:48 a.m., the tagged ♂ is resting and preen[ing] at Q19. crossed out he moved to At 5:47 a.m. he moved out from in the willows at Q20 and is now feeding close by there at Q20,3. 5:51 he has moved to Q26, and on N. 6:00 a.m., E♂ is ♀ feeding bits of Pampas Grass at Q37, just having moved S from N of the boat docks. 6:04 E♂ moving S via M32 to P23. A pair of Mallards have to been pubbing as he swims in close to the nest clump, and they swim giving him wide berth. Now a 2nd Mallard (♀) moves by the nest clump, unmolested by E♂ feeding at Q22,16. 6:08 a.m. he has moved back N of P23. 6:10 a.m. now he is feeding at Q24. 6:17 he has moved N to Q09. 6:20 E♂ had moved N to O33. 6:22 - W/BL is moving into P25 but turned and came back out before ever getting very far. E♂ was at O35 at the time and as far as I could tell from F20, no threats were made against W/BL. W/BL now has moved S to L18 at 6:26 a.m. 6:28 a UNM ♀ moved into F22 and W/BL followed along not too far out, but now actually got in
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W. GULLION 1950 Fulica americana 398 May 7 Lake Temescal, 42ft., Alameda Co., Calif. - closes than H22. 6:32 E♂ back to Q24, At 6:34 he had moved to P16 where he did some "pubking". Was answered by ♀ at E-G 36-29. 6:35 he is working along the c-t edge (cat-tail) at P16, foraging. @ 6:45 he is at P14, starting to work N. 6:47 - sun just on top of cat-tails in nesting clump. 6:48 he is moving N from P15 on outside of C-T. He is head bobbing as he goes. 6:51- he is movin N to Q20.3, to Q22.16 at 6:53 - now a fisherman at Q20.8 and E♂ is feeding unconcernedly at Q22.16. 6:56 he has moved to Q23.11 to feed. Now 6:59 a.m. the fisherman has moved to P22, E♂ is at - can't see him - but at least he is not in S of the nest clump in defense. He's been at Q23.12 all the time, feeding among the cat-tails. 7:03 Now, 7:04, a bird is moving down close to Shore from N of the boat dock, as far as O30 before swinging out towards the middle of the lake. 7:07 E♂ just moved thru E of nest clump and is now preening at Q22.16. The other bird a ♀ (pubking) is moving S at P20. 7:10 - E♂ still feeding near Q22.16. 7:13 - still at same location. 7:14 he is moving by P22 to P23 at 7:16 - now feeding at P23. Foraging seems to be almost continuous in these birds, at least the E pair. 7:20 - he's still feeding at P23. 7:22 he is preening at Q23.14.
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W. GULLION 1950 Fulica americana 399 May 7 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif.- 7:25 - E♂ still preening at Q 23.14. 7:28 - he has moved S to feed at Q 21.7. 7:32 - he is out of sight 7:34 - he is and has been, at Q 21.24. 7:36 he is at Q 22.24. ♀ pounced 3 times, it was at bird at H 2Φ, a marked ♀ (BLS?), 7:38 a.m. he is “pantking” at Q 22.16. 7:41, still feeding at Q 22.24. 7:42 - he moved to Q 23.14 to feed. 7:46 he is preening at Q 23.14. 7:49 - still preening. 7:51 - still preening. 7:53 he left Q 23 and moved S to Q 21.3. 7:57 he's out of sight, 7:58 he's just S of the nest clump, now working N on the W side of it, then around to N side of it. 3 people are fishing at Q 21, and he seems concerned this he is not patrolling against them. He is still in just N of the nest clump. at 8:00 a.m. 8:02 he is still in the area just N of the nest clump, as the 3 fellows continue to fish at R 23. 8:03 the E-♀ gave a couple of “pint, pinta”; now the ♂ 8:04 moved from P 23 to Q 22.18, giving a couple of “punts”. One fellow is still fishing at R 22. Now he has left 8:05, E♂ is at Q 22.18. 8:06 he is at Q 22.17. Now the fisherman are at Q 26 almost north and E♂ is feeding at R 22.10-8:09. 8:12 E♂ out of sight. 8:13 W♀ chased a marked ♀ (BLS?) from G 17 to J 17, then tried to chase W|BL at K 17, but W|BL moved only a couple of feet, turned around facing!
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W. GULLION 1950 Fulca americana 400 May 7 Lake Tamescal, 420 ft. Alameda Co., Calif. WF and churred, WF retreated & WIBE stayed put. 8:22 a.m. EØ is feeding at R22.2. 8:24 to crossed to R23, 21, 8:30 a.m. EØ feeding at R22.10, a fisherman at Q21, 8:33 he is porta fooling around, feeding in the E inlet. At 8:36 he move S from the inlet to P21, 8:39 he is back at the S side of the nest clump, working in edge of the cattails. 8:40 a.m. the F came off, met the Ø at Q22.21, she moved S, he went on into the nest clump. A fisherman ha been at R22 since about 8:35. 8:41 the F has moved rapidly S to P/6 and to P/5 where she is now feeding. 8:46 a bunch of noisy people coming up the road, chased her out of the willows at P/14 where she had apparently been since about 8:42. 8:44 a.m. she is feeding at P/7.19. it just occurred to me why the costs are in the area G-J 114/12 so much, that is the area of the shallow reef, where they can get food without having to dive so deep for it. E F. has been out of sight at the P/6 area since 8:44 - 8:55 a.m. 8:57 she is preening at Q19.12, don't how long she's been there, but a moment later see left. At 9:00 am she is feeding at P/7.12 9:01 she is moving N via O/19, past the nest clump to O23, into Q26, 9:02:30 and continuing N.
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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.
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W. GULLION 1950 Fulica americana 402 May 7 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. 9:40 a.m. SE♀ is on nest J6.5, The male was at L9 chasing M♀. Back in position at 9:46 a.m. - 2♀ Mallards at Q21, E♂ heard, but not yet seen. 9:49 he is at Q24, probably was at Q23. W/B♂ at J12 just got its tags caught in Potamogeton and as it struggled to get free several other Cosco and Ruddy Ducks quickly gathered around close. At 9:51 a.m. E♂ + ♀♀ Mallards a few feet apart at Q25. 9:52 - W♂ chased W/B♂ from J15 to J17. W-0/3 has been in this part of the lake some this morning and right now is slowly working N from J20 9:55 E♂ following closely behind a ♀♀ Mallards at Q26, now to P22, the Mallards cut in E of nest clump and E♂ right behind them. 9:56- the whole lot are out of sight. 9:58 E♂ is feeding at R23.19, right against shore line. 9:59 he moved to Q23.14 and ♀♀ Mallards moved to R23. 10:01 the Mallards are moving out, E♂ is feeding at Q23.13.10:01:30 now he is standing and preening. 10:08 he stopped preening, is now just standing, scratches the tag a couple of times. 10:09 he's preening some more. 10:10 he's just standing, this last preen was only about 15 sec duration. 10:11 a fisherman at R22, he has moved to Q22.24.
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W. GULLION 1950 Fulica Americana 403 May 7 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. 10:13 the fisherman moves on E is still at D 22.24, feeding. 10:16 he is still feeding in the same area. 10:17 he carried a piece of eel-tail from D 22.24 to the nest, and the female came off, going to C 23. P23, then to D 26.14 at 10:19 to feed. 10:20, now she is out of sight, 10:21, she is moving S from D 25, to P23, once to P22, S to P17, arriving there at 10:23, going to P16.19 to feed. 10:26 - she is out of sight at P16, and just then she came out at P16.9 and started S, to D 14.24 at 10:28 where she met the male Malleys and her brood of 12. She "poached" about the whole thing, then swanned and attacked the female at P15.21. The hen missed at first but would defend her young, she now has 8 several went towards P16, E female chased one of them, now she is feeding at P15.9 10:30 and 2 young Mallards must be N of us. Then she moved to P16.2. The female Malleys is returning to the island w/10 young, so they are all safe. 10:34 - E female is out of sight at P16 10:38 - a SE kid coming out from his area, splattering, chased male from L 10 to L 13. The same chase also brought E female out of P16 to N 12. (10:40) now E female is moving back N. The SE kid was not identified, but it should be the female.
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W. GULLION 1950 May 7 Fulica americana 404 Palo Temescal, 420 ft, Alameda Co.; Calif. 10:42 - E ♀ lost - 10:43 she is at P15.22 feeding. 10:45 - she is feeding at P15.9 working N, 10:45:30 she left P17 with a piece of cat-tail, heading N via Q 20 - some one is sitting on the bench at P 21; she went directly to the nest clump, entering at 10:47, then a moment later she came out and went to Q 24 via P 23. At 10:50 ♂ came off nest Q 22, the ♀ came from Q 23 to meet him at P 22, they swam together for a moment, at 10:51 the E ♀ is into the nest clump, the ♂ loafing at P 21, doing some preening, 10:52 to moved to P 22, and now 10:53 over to Q 23. ♂ where he has climbed on some cat tails to preen. 10:54 he's off the nest, and into the nest clump, then it, and moving S at Q 21, to Q 20 at 10:56, then abruptly turning was a ♂ Mallard approaches the nest clump, but stopping at Q 22. 24 as the Drake remains SW of the nest clump, now to it. When the Mallard started into the nest clump, the ♂ moved over to rout him. The duck moved out to P 21. Now a water spaniel is on the show, at Q 21, thinking about swimming, he's in the water, chasing the Coot out to Q 21, the Dog turned back, the ♂ Coot following a respectable distance behind, "barking" all the while. Now at 11:02 the E ♂
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W. GULLION 1950 Euleca americana 405 May 7 Lake Teneusal, 42oN., Alameda Co. Calif. is moving S to O/7, then spotted several birds at 15-17 M and he charged out to N/6 to rout them, then turned back to P/6. There here now at 11:05 with E & F incubating. E & F at P/6 or thereabouts. Scotch tape looks like the deal for numbered eggs. As with both other pairs, one bird sits in the S W pair has a square shield, like class 3, whereas the other has the class 2 type. Here also, is a line in the middle of the square shield. Both of these birds have yellow legs. Both are nervy and excited, one stood on a under water stick a minute and tried to slap but couldn't so, it found some floating cat-tails it could slap. Egg & was laid in nest O6.5 since last evening. Both parents near, tho F was on the nest. May 8 Univ. Calif. Campus, Alameda Co, Calif.- Among the several foods put in last Friday afternoon, tho (today is Monday) fresh corn is most complete gone, not a kernel remaining on the five ears put in. The romaine has also been heavily used, the birds having specialized in eating out the center of the heads leaving the coarse outer leaves alone. The lettuce seems to be completely gone while the cabbage looks little used and the spinach appears to have been hardly touched.
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Fulica americana 406 May 8 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co.. Calif. 8:56 p.m. The EF was at P16, had to wade to chase her out; couldn't see the [illegible] on the incubating bird, but it had to be the F. Checked the nest J6.5 about 9:10 p.m. forgot to check the sex of the incubating bird, but at 9:15 the F was on the nest. At the earlier check, the egg H was found and marked, a new egg, supposedly laid last night. May 9 same locality - 5:30 a.m. egg #I in nest J6.5. F was on the nest and probably laid the egg since about 4 a.m. It has a bunch of white chalky stuff towards the small end of it. While those pair were defending at J6 the MF was "punk punking" encouragement from K7, in the cat tails. At nest #6, I6, 1 the square shield, this time the F was first to defend the nest, and supposedly the bird on the nest. The F appeared on the scene a minute or so later. The SWF also has a square shield, but with an indentation as in the case of the EF. The SWF got on the nest once while I had my hand near it. 10 eggs..5:45am 5:49 a.m. EO at P17, "punking" as I go by, and he moves north as I go along in my orders. As I run he splatters to keep up with me Eggs #3 & 6 popped in nest @22. #6
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Fulica Americana 407 May 9 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. - is broken thru and thus most pipped, #3 is broken but no holes tho. The ♀ was on this nest at 5:50 a.m. Jewel Lake, 510 ft., Contra Costa Co., Calif. 7:40 a.m. - the N pair with 3 yng crossed from E28 to L23 as the E mts. 133 class descended upon the lake. About 8 a.m. two more yng crossed the lake, meaning that 5 yng are in the N brood. Also a ♂ is at the S end. Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. ♂ on nest J6.1 at about 4 p.m. Couldn't tell which bird was on nest J6.5, but white material gone from egg I. A new platform at K7.7 found, the M♂ staying in the cat-tails nearby. Two yng hatched at J22, one marked L1, the other heard but not seen. Eg #4 pipped, about 3 pecks, no hole tho. ♀♂ was on nest J22 about 4:15 p.m. when we left at 4:30 the ♂ was on the nest. The shell of #6 was still in nest, and part of #3. May 10 Same locality - At 5:50 a.m. one SE bird was at L2, moving N as I approached. 5:53 a.m. 2nd approach nest J6.5 from the open water, the ♀ came off to greet me. A 10th egg, #5 in nest J6.5. Has a lot of white flecks on it and a blood smear, most of the white flecks are off #I. 6:03 a.m.
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W. GULLION 1950 Fulica Americana 408 May 10 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. E ♀ on nest @ 22, E ♂ at [crossed out] @ 20. Two young in nest, + 5 eggs. The other y[g] was caught, marked R1. Both scooted over the side and in among the [illegible] nest material as I waded out. Both parents defended vigorously. Egg #4 more pipped than yesterday but not a whole lot so. -Elise, Calif. Campus Alameda Co., Calif. Bird V8 -shield shape of 6 but 8mm deep, [illegible] mm, a considerable recession. Shield seems to be flabby, not solid to the touch, guess I won't implant in this bird. Legs yellow- but with a greenish cast. This bird has a very docile temper. X R- photographed BW -shield -. Temper- masty, legs yellow-green. A couple of small estrogen pellets placed under this bird's skin. Shield 8 x 10 mm, shape of 4 or 6. very swollen. Wound sewn up to prevent pellet coming out. Tags on this bird replaced with a new "overlapping" style X-X R. V8 - shield 3 very swollen. Legs with a yellow tinge to the green. Temper- mild. P/KG-shield 3 SS, legs green with very little yellow. temper bad. Incidentally I got some sort of an insect off of V/G- it doesn't look like a Hippoboscide.
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W. GULLION 1958 Enilca americana 409 May 10 Univ Calif Campus Alameda Co. Calif. O/B- the red part of the shield on this bird has been torn off. it is bleeding some, but not badly. Shield is in a small B class. it in rather wrinkled ground tho bare. Legs at least YG. Put a white leg band on this birds right leg. X/G - legs YG shield about the shape of class 10, but 10x10 mm swollen. Temper bad, as in the last 3 birds. P/O- shield B S, legs YG, temper not bad. Over numbered band on leg (rt). Br - legs match nearest JG on plate 21 of Maerz and Paul, my B category. Shield D/SS, temper not bad. Bird G- Y/B- shield 7F photographed in BW. Legs YG. Tags removed, yellow band on right leg. Bird W-R, legs D/YG, temps not bad, photographed BW-shield 10 SS. A fair sized testostereone pellet under the skin of this bird, and the incision sewn up. Egg #4 from nest M25.19 at Jewel Lake, measures 15.4 x 31.3 mm. This egg is about typical for those from that nest, 5 of which hatched out of 7. Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. 5:23 p.m. O is feeding in the South Bay at L2. 5:30 p.m. SE O on nest J6.S, the F was at L6. 5:31/8 p.m. a bird at K7, "punk-unking" when I went in there, one bird
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W. GULLION 1950 Fulica americana 4/10 May 10 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. -- threatened to churn as I looked one to the new platform which seems to be develop- ment than the one at K7.4. The new platform is at K7.8. 5:36 p.m. a bird is slapping its foot on that plat-form. Two unmarked birds were out from there, and at least one of them was not the SE ♂, I think one was the SE ♀, curious to see what the M♀ was fussing about. That M♀ sure is noisy in her K7 bolovich. 5:43 p.m. as I approach Q22, both birds are off the nest. The ♀ was S and followed me up from about P17 as I came, 'pooking' as she came along. The E ♂ may have been on the nest, at least he was in the nest clump and came out as I approached. Egg #4 hatched 34.2 x 51.0 yng partly clipped L2. Egg #1. #5- mm. #7- x 35.7 x 41.4 60.5 mm. #2- 34.3 x 49.5 and pipped. All 3 hatched yng are in the nest clump. As I worked in the nest clump the parents proceeded to move the yng down the lake to P17, the ♀ staying there to take care of them. 6:05 p.m. the ♂ is in the nest clump with 1 yng, a 2nd yng is at Q25 moving out into the open water, while the ♀ has the 3rd yng down S. As the ♂ 'pukes' the lyng moves N toward the nest clump, having moved out to P20. Then the ♂ came out to about P21.7 to escort the
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Fulica americana 4/11 N. GULLION 1950 May 10 Lake Temescal, 450 ft. Alameda Co. Calif. - yng on into the nest box. Checking back on this eggnest. If incubation Takes 21 days, then the first two eggs began being incubated on April 18. May 11 same localty - 5:40 a.m. - apparently the SE is taking on the M♀ as another mate. M♂ was swimming at L12 while the SE♂ + M♀ were at K7. The SE♀ is on nest J6.5. 10 eggs in the nest, apparently completed. I would sure like to catch the SE♂. While watching, the SE♂ chased the SE♀ into the willows at K6♀ giving a low cough. He mounts She climbed on a branch and bowed and he mounted but did not copulate. Nest I 6.1- egg#1 pipped cracked, no pieces knocked out #2 just 1/10mm crack, others all intact. I had my hands on this SW ♀ for a moment but lost her. The ♀ on Q22, also R1. Egg#7 pipped, but the big end was covered by the old fragments of egg#4, which may have prevented further pipping. #1 has a small crack in it, about the same as #2 at I6.1. #2 is pretty well pipped but not broken thru #5 is completely intact. While I was out at the nest, the ♀ took two yng from Q22 to P16. Checking there later I caught L1 & R1, both had been on the new rebuilt structure at P16.2. The♂ came down to aid in defense of the yng.
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W. GULLION 1950 Fulica americana 4/2 May 11 Univ. Calif. Campus, Alameda Co., Calif.- G-16 ♀ - Shield an R3S.- legs on tho Y side of G; or greenish yellow. Tempas not bad. Tag & seems to be staying on O.K. Readjusted the tag, that is moved the pin down to its middle, the overlap style at 10:00 p.m. the SE ♂ on nest J6.5. A ♀ Buddy was on the nest at J6.16 (7 eggs). ♂ stayed on nest while I worked the area. Nest I6.1, egg #3 pipped; eggs warm, bird off the nest. 10:05 p.m. ED ♂ on nest B 22- 3 yrs on nest, one was R1, the other got off before I got there, the 3rd bird from egg #2, marked R3. The ♀ came N from P16 mi in answer to a "pukho", leaving I yrng "underwing" at P16. A short time later I could not see any birds on platform at P16. 2. May 12 Lake Temescal, 420ft. Alameda Co., Calif.- At 5:33 a.m. SE ♂ feeding at L1, raised his tail coverts as I approached. The SE ♀ on nest P6.5. A moment later the SE ♂ "pukked", from G-8 or thereabouts. The M♀ was in her area "punk-unking", the SE ♂ came into her, something went on in there then they came out, the ♂ "braced" with neck feathers expanded, the ♀ chasing, giving a "punk-unk punk-unk", as they moved out of sight around the S side of the island. The SE ♀ from the nest replied with "punk-unk"
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W. GULLION 1980 Fulica Americana 413 May 12 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif.- A moment later the M ♀ was at K 10.23 the ♂ had moved back to L 8.21. The ' M ♂ has been out at L 14 all the while, Taking a dim view of the whole proceeding. At 5:42 he "puffed" 3 or 4 times, but that's all live heard from hims. Now at 5:43 the M♀ is gooning or "punting" rather at K7. At 622, both birds are by the nest clump, I suspect the ♀ was on since she was last to appear. The ♂ seemed to come from T 23, in charge position 5:49 of on 6 22, brooding at least 2 yrs. ♀ in clump nearly "points-unking." L/4 R3 both in nest. R2 found dead, floating on the water at 3 22.10. Egg #5 not yet pipped. Shell from last hatched still in nest. Tried to catch those SE ♂ but failed, examinod nest I6.1.- no eggs hatched yet, both parents in close, ♂♀were on nests J6.5 and I6.1. Examined area K7, platform at K7.4 defunct, at K 7.8 in good shape, and what may be the start of something at K 7.14 = Univ. Calif. Campus Alameda Co., Calif. 6:45 a m. checking the flock for social elminance etc, so far they are all contentedly poched together in SE corner of the area. One moment ago He wandered over to the fence and back. ♂/♀ moved over to the SW corner and back. Bird #7, formerly
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W. GULLION 1950 Fulica americana 4/4 May 12 Chur Calif. Campus, Alameda Co., Calif. G-Y/B is lying down in the SE corner moving cat-tails around. -Dissecting R2(7/22) I found a lot of yolk in the gut, a very small ovary, and a typically shaped ♀ syrinx. Fixed some club feathers from this bird for later sectioning. It has a good layer of fat under the skin of the abdomen. Bursa 11.7 mm., shield 5.9 mm. total T-MT - 43.9 mm. TM♂-20.3 mm. ♀MT.3 (MT) - 24.4 mm. Lake Temescal, 420ft., Alameda Co., Calif.- At 2:53 p.m. SE ♀ on the nest, M♂ at 57 heard "pooonking". At 2:58 SE ♂♀ together, a ♀ Mallard with 12-14 yng at X6 in the willows. There are 1 or 2 day old yng. Egg #4 pipped in nest T61. Egg #1 finally pipped thru. SW ♀ seemed to be nearest to the nest. 3:15 p.m. E♂ on the nest, the E♀ was at P20 as I came down the road, but moved out to P20 and then down to the nest. About 3:20 p.m. I caught the E♀, tagged her, measured and released her. She may be wears tag O-016, of the new "overlap" style, band 496-71687. She didn't like the whole affair, nor did the ♂ who displayed vigorously. When I caught her I noticed that egg 1 was nearly open, but still intact. At 3:40 p.m., when I checked back out, the yng had hatched. It was marked LZR2. 4:15 pm. I have
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W. GULLION 1950 May 12 Fulica Americana 415 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif.- been at F20 for about 5 minutes and have yet to see the E♀. The W pair seen to be staying together at H13, W13L and a marked bird giv feeding at S11, while another marked bird (M♂?) is feeding at L12. 4:25 p.m. I find a bird is riding at F21. No. 2 birds, 1- W-O||B the other is a UNM banded bird (♀? ), I chased them out of the willows and they are both moving across the lake towards the E area, now at L they turn N & S. The ♂ going N, The ♀ S at about L23 & L19 respectively. No E bird showed any interest. 4:43 p.m. Ito a♀ Mallard and 12 yrng passed E of the nest clump. No E♂ pulked" from the nest. The E♀ "pooched" from G 23(?), two yrng coots crossed from G23 to G22 alone, but together, while the Mallard crossed with her brood from R22 to R23. 4:48 p.m. The banded UNM and ♂ W-O||B at JK25, apparently interested in spending the night at F22. There are 1♀ adult coots on the lake today; 0 probably being at the S end - 7 of which I saw out on here. The W♀ and M♀ are both wild type birds, unhandled. 4:56 p.m. still no sight of the E♀. 4:57 the W pair are feeding along the edge of C- to at P15-16. No E ♀ wherever she is doesn't seem to be going to attack them. 5 p.m. they are feeding at the willows at P15,
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Fulica americana 4/16 May 12 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif.- leeches rolling around. 5:01 - EF is at Q 23 feeding 1 yrq. Fog is moving in fast, high. 5:02 p.m. now a bird MF? at M10 no longer excites interest in GR at K13. He has apparently given up territory. 5:05. W pair still at O14, enjoying themselves. These birds remained at O14 until about 5:30 without being chased away. In fact, EF still has not shown herself 5:57 p.m. May 13 same locality - 4:30 a.m. SE ♀ on nest J6.5, ♂ came near by as I left and churled in the cat-tails, E♂ on Q22, but the ♀ had was in the nest clump, departing to O23, with much “pooking” as I approached. It is just light enough to read the lines on this page, it is heavily over- cast with fog on the top of the ridge W of the lake and a light mist falling, a breeze is blowing down hill. Mallards are active but Coots aren’t, so are the Puddies. GMail etc-4:40 a.m. 4:45 a.m. ♀ on O6.5 - I waded out towards the nest, she came off. The ♂ chased her giving his coughing note, when they weren’t displaying against me.. all the while MF was at K8 “punting”.? At 4:53 a.m. the ♂ went onto the nest. At 4:56 a.m. the MF charged and spluttered after GR, formerly the M♂ chasing him to L12 and displaying
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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
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Fulica americana 418 May 13 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. -mother further, returning to the S side. SE ♂ still on nest 56.5-6:15 a.m. By 6:30 a change was made, the ♀ being on the nest. 6:34 the ♀ was turning the eggs in nest J6.5. SE ♂ not seen, but at 6:33 the MP was making quite a bit of noise at K7. The alternate resting place for this SE pair seems to be in the cat-tails at L5. Now, at 6:40 a.m. the ♂ could be heard in there making low notes. At 6:41 he came out, fed a moment, then sailed into a bird at K5 (O?). MP has been silent since about 6:33 a.m.(6:43) 6:48 a bird carried a long piece of dead cat-tail leaf from O1B out to K where it was dropped, then she cached over it. I think it was the MP. While I was writing she vanished and now strange noises are coming out of K7. SW ♂ is off the nest, 'puking' in the S inlet. 6:55 as a ♀ Mallard w/12 yng crossed along the N side of the island, the MP at K70.20 "junk-unhred". 6:58 a.m. EO ♂ on Q22, puking about my presence, but not getting off the nest. The ♀ is apparently not around. The ♂ apparently does a big share of the incubator during hatching while the ♀ takes care of the yng. No ♀ is at Q23, now she is "boonking". She was at about Q23.9, in the cat-tails. 7:03, the ♂ got off the nest for a moment, fed on the N side or some dead cat-tail stems, then
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N. GULLION 1950 Fulica Americana 419 May 13 Lake Temescal, 426 ft., Alameda Co., Calif.- Got back on the nest. He was off for about a minute, 7:08 a m. SE ♀ on raft at J8 preening while M♀ feeds at K8,SE ♂ on J6.5. 7:12 SE ♂ still preening. WIB - a naked bird browing & billling at 15 15 while [illegible] G/♂ theater at K14. 7:15 SE ♂ stopped preening and a lot of low "punts" as coming from K7. 7:16-2SW bird attracted and chased 2 ♂ Mallards from H 7, the ducks flew to get away. Now she has chased out 2 more ♂ Mallards from th S inlet. M♀ on the platform at K7.8,, preening, silently, now. She them "punts" a couple of- times, no response from the ♂. Leaving at 7:25 a.m. A bird, ♀ on nest J6.5, SE ♂ comes in close to nest then moves on to willows at K6. May 14 same locality - 10:14a.m., a chased dry E♀ at M11, chasing M♂, then a paired display there. M♂ charged but did not seem to actively engage in the fight, SE♀ off the nest and at L6, SE ♂ on the nest J6.5. 10:17 M♀ moved to the platform at K 7.4 where she gave a series of three loud "punk-runks" Egg 1-4 hatched in nest I 6.1, all saw ni cat-tails but was not able to get any, #5 & 6 pippled 7-10 still unmarked. All eggs hatched in nest Q22, one up in nest, clipped L4. A tree structure with song is at Q 23.8. Foundingng R3, L1, R1 in cat-tails P-R23.
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V. GULLION 1950 Fulica Americana 420 May 14 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co. Calif. Noted that the L1 & R1 both have yellow- ish legs now instead of the earlier green. 10:55 a.m. L1 fought quite strenuously lashing at me with its feet and bill, in a pattern identical to that of the fully grown birds. None of the young show any indications of feding plumes. The SW F got on the ramp in nest defense today while I was standing beside the nest. May 15 Same locality. A platform at L5.24 that must be a rest platform, it has quite a bit of fecal material around it, is not very elaborate. 5:29 p.m., no birds on nest J6.5, but the eggs are warm, and at 5:31 p.m. both parents are in the willows at K6 defending. MF is working on the structure at K+ X7.17. Egg #5 & 6 hatched in nest T6.1, egg #9 missing, #7 pipped, #8-10 unmarked. Yng in nest marked L1. Both parents nearby but not vigorous in nest defense. The structure at K7.17 is about 1/2 inches high, no particula- shape, composed of both dead & green cat-tail leaves. It is on a dead cat-tail stem lying on its side. What may be the beginning of a ramp faces the west. The structure at K7.8 is almost completely gone but the one at K7.4 is still in good repair. The nest at J6.5 has been lined all the way around with
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W. GULLION 1950 Fulica Americana 421 May 15 Lake Tonescal, 420 ft, Alameda Co., Calif. Grown willow leaves since last visted. At this moment (5:48 pm) W/B + 2 UNM are feeding at N 12 not molested by an E bird at B 22. While he was at P 15 they started moving out to avoid his charge. 5:54 p.m. as I moved North along the road, the E & Splattered from N 12 to P 15 and from P 18 to P 21 to keep alreast me. When I arrived The E & came off nest B 22 - I could see at least 3 yrg on the nest. May 16 same locality - at 3:45 p.m. SE ? at L 2 - SE @ on nest J 6.5. About 4 p.m. one of the Sw yrg caught & clipped P 1. Egg #7 still pipped, but neither #8 or 10 are. Still no sign of #9. Both parents close by defending, but not on the nest. Nest at X 7.17 still being worked on, Structure at +17.25 pretty well worn down but still in use. Nest I 6.1, being on a group of slanting dead cat-tail stems, has not settled as if builds up, hence has grown to quite a structure. It is lined with pieces of short-cat leaves, perhaps being converted to a broad nest already. The nest at J 6.5, despite the vast amount of material piled on it has constant settled with the result that it is not a great deal larger than it has been for some time.
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V. GULLION 1950 Fulica Americana 422 May 16 Lake Temescal, 420ft, Alameda Co., Calif.- The E♭ was on nest ♢ 22 at 4:15 pm. while the ♣ was at ♢ 23.8 with at least L1. She and it got off as I approached. The ♣ came over to help her defense. Apparently both birds stood up at 4:20 E♣ crossed from P23 to ♢ 22 with 4 young. As she moved S to ♢ 20, the young all went into the nest clump, and the ♣ couldn't watch them, the calls indicated that they all climbed onto the nest under the ♣. Pair W seems to be spending a lot of time at LM14-15, but occasionally, as just now, they go back to their area to exchange w/B♣ & UNM. They seem to be trying to pick up territory with cgb tails in it. May 17 Univ. Calif. Campus Alameda Co., Calif.- V6 shield still seems to be receding, no indication of wing molt, pin in securely. 7/♣ legs yellow green, shield cure is enlarged, pin (silver) in OK but silver wearing off, no wing molt. TWO- shield very much enlarged, rounded, lite old Lake Merritt birds, legs YG, pulled primaries badly deformed. G-V689, shield shows some regression. flattening of white part as in V6(it was present in 7/♣ thus some time ago, this is its 1st it appeared in this bird) legs- scales still peeling revealing an even more yellow leg. No wing molt, pin in securely. ?P1/G- legs YG but still scaling off no wing molt, shield SS.
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W. GULLION 1950 Fulica americana 423 May 17 Univ.Calif. Campus, Alameda Co., Calif. - silver pin still securely fastened. YG, legs YG, no wing molt, shield S, but may be in regression, pin not to securely in, gray flecks still on head, brown heel. 496 - legs a faded YG, shield almost F, probably as flat as it can get. No molt in wings, seems to be rapid healing of area where pin was. 197- on left leg bands W, shield at most SS, legs, at least left, beginning to show signs of molting, right still blue-green. This bird still looks immature in all its characters. 0/8- mid-toe nail and first joint on right? foot missing, red of shield still absent but with healing indicated, it is swollen however. Heel brown. Y-X/R legs yellow-green, heel brown, shield PS, no sign of shrinking, photographed in BW. 2 estrogen pellets located under the skin, healing completed without complication. No wing molt. Shield on W-R is swollen with a band of new growth of red laterally & posteriorly. This red scrapes off rather readily. Shield now S shape of class 10 but 10 x 10 mm in size. Photographed in frontal & profile, in B&W. Legs YG, little brown on heel. -Lake Tamesal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif.- 3:25 p.m. SE J on nest 76.5, SE ? at K6 in willows 3:30 p.m. H? just out from c-t at K8. As I waded in-
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Fulica americana 424 May 17 Lake Temescal, 420 ft. Alameda Co., Calif. She moved into the open water and a moment later SE♀ came across from J6, chasing her to J9 where a paired display took place. 3:35 the 2♀♀ are still in paired display at J8. In this display the neck feathers are erected and the tips of the wings actually extend to the up-turned tail. Wing tips are crossed. 3:36 p.m.- SW♂ off the nest, 'pooching' at H7 while facing me at M9. A bird I take to be ♂♂ is at J9, indicating he would like to come in to join M♀ but he is apparently afraid to. I expect she won't attack him if he did venture in. SE→ waited until I was nearly to the nest before vacating it. All the eggs are gone from nest I6.1. #7 probably hatched, but I don't know what happened to #8+10. Nest warm as it is probably being used for brooding. Digging into the nest material I find egg shells mixed in layer after layer, as deep as I went. But no sign of shell from #8 or 10. W/Bl and (P/O?) feeding contentedly at N13. I'm not sure but that the scarred bird with w/bl is G/R. It is slightly smaller but just now I was able to acct for every bird usually at the S end, but I couldn't acct for both P/O & G/R as scarred birds. Not once
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W. GULLION 1950 May 17 Fulica Americana X25 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif - d heard a "puk" S from the bird in question. Shall have to check this further. 4:07 p.m. both E adults at P17 with 3 ygs scattered from P18 to P20. Much "pukking" and "ponking" and walked along the road. One yng tried to dive twice but was unable to get any more than its head under water, it was on open water, no cat tail leaves to duck under. - Examining partly decomposed cat-tail stems at B23.13 where both E birds have been feeding, I found no insects as Dr. Leopold had suggested, but did find very extensive colonies of Bryozoa. In some places it looked as if the Bryozoa had been picked off the stems, that is, the colonies were torn and broken with fragments scattered around. Also a few clumps of snail eggs were present, but surely not in sufficient numbers to be worth living for. The inner part of these stems often consisted of a slightly decayed material of almost mushy consistency this is probably the food involved, the they might possibly be taking. Bryozoa also (?). The browse line on the willows is no longer sharply apparent. With Potamogeton reaching the lake surface from + 9 foot depths at P21, there surely is no food shortage anywhere on the lake.
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W. GULLION 1958 Fulica americana 426 May 17 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. - 4:33 p.m. E ♂♀ at N 12, 3 young scattered from P 15 to O 13. L 4 caught at O 13, all wet and not looking too healthy. A bird (♂♀?) in display at K 11. The Carex = Cyperus is probably Cyperus virens. - Incidentally, yesterday when I started to pick up L 1, it reared back and lashed at me with its feet and pecked vigorously with its bill. May 18 Univ Calif Campus, Alameda Co., Calif. - The insect taken from V 9 on May 10 which I believed to be a Nigipisbreve proved to be a Hemipteran of the genus Psallus, a species group known only as herbivores. Dr. Usinger said it undoubtedly was of accidental occurrence on this bird. - Jewel Lake, 510 ft., Contra Costa Co., Calif. At 4:35 p.m. a ♂ & ♀ bird was seen at F 13. I suspect that only two birds are on the lake but can not be sure. Now both are at B 20, the ♀ having moved out from H 17, the ♂ from L 22. No young around. 4:50 p.m. Now as I start walking N, both birds move up the lake opposite me. 5 p.m. going into nest 19, I was unable to arouse any interest on the part of the two birds. One of the birds moved over to E 27 where it vanished for a moment but then came back out to meet its mate at F 21; and they drift S. No sign of
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W. GULLION 1950 Fulica Americana 427 May 18 Jewel Lake, 510 ft., Contra Costa Co., Calif. Mng. Nest M25.19 looks to be in good repair yet. Platform at B/4.5 looks as if it may still be active, but no bird to show any interest, laid a green cat tail loop on it. 5:40 p.m. Due been here over an hour, due looped the Lake in the cat-tails, conditions for observation and hearing have been ideal, but I failed to see or hear more than the 2 adult Coots, presumably of the Ngai. May 19 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. The SE♀ is on nest J6.5, while the dr♂preens at L3.—7:20 a.m. 7:35am. I can account to 13 Coots on the Lake today (see next page). About this same time, M♀“Praced” as the SE♂ chased her out of the cat tails at K7. Pless some notes were given. It was not a closely pursued race. About 7:30 2 marked birds (ident?) were chased from N14 to my E tribe, they drifted out to J13 where they loafed awhile. don't due what the set up is here now on the non- nesting birds. The W area seems to be occupied by only 1 bird, 2 birds, marked, apparently are paired at JK/12-13 and looking for an area at O14 or thereabouts. M♀is busy at K7 and 3 unattacked birds see seen together at the N end of the lake. 8:08 a.m. SE♂moves into K7 with M♀, some noises come out of the area, then he moved on down
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GULLION 1950 May 19 3 lots Eulica Americana 428 south part of LAKE TEMESCAL Temescal Regional Park Alameda Co., Cal iris cat-tail scale 0 60' " = 420'
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May 9 Lake Tennescal, 42oft., Alameda Co., Calif. To L4 while she remained at K7.17-8:10a.m. A marked ♀ is remaining at N12, occasionally "pooking". The marked ♂ that was at J12 moved to F16 causing the UNM previously there to rapidly move to F20. 8:19 a.m. The SE ♀ at J6.5 gave a series of low "punk-unks" as some bird moved by the nest. At this same time the SE ♂ was on the [illegible] at J8 preening 8:21, he dropped off the raft, move to K7 and then to L6. 8:33- as the hen Malled w/big brood of 10, moves into the S bay, the SE ♂ came out to meet them and to threaten them. Since 7:20 a.m. the SE ♀ on the nest has continuously faced the ramp, and me, to the E. 8:40 some sort of a chase in the cat-tails at the S end. SE ♂ is at L5 so he's not involved yet may be Costs chasing Mallards in The Shilet, in fact I believe it is. 8:45 a.m. clear, warm, no breeze all the Coos are off the open water loafing in the cat-tails and under cover! Now, with the very abundant food available, they apparently can do their required feeding in a short time and then retire to be preen, and to pick a choice "pouting" foods. 8:50, since 8:45 a.m. SE ♂ has been loafing at J7.9, picking up thing from the water occasionally. During this same time M ♀ has been
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Fulica Americana 430 May 19 Lake Temescal, 450ft., Alameda Co., Calif.- Loafing at K8, doing some feeding but not much. The SW pair seems to be constantly chasing Mallards out of the S inlet area. Mostly ♂♀. 9:08- the E pair moved S along the shore to M11, causing one wild to move S ahead of them. Then they started out to K 11, but my stirring caused E⬅ to turn back. The ♀ got to J 11 before M♂ attacked her chasing her to L 1/2, where the E ♂ turned to display against M♂. The E pair then moved back N. A short time later they were seen at M 1/6, heading into shore with 2 flying. 9:32 a.m. SE♀ still on the nest. M♂ has been around her-nest off and on all morning, 'pumping' frequently. The SE ♂ has been in the Clump at K 7 on several occasions, but never for long. About 9:30 a.m. a bird I believe was M♂ was lurking slyly at K 9.5. 9:35 M♀ in full copulatory display, printing and load down, on shore at K 8. 7. SE ♂ was at K8.25. His failure to report, she moved over to him. He chased her, with coughing, she "pumping"and in a brace. In the brace ♂ moved away from him, with her neck feathers extended. At 9:38 a.m. the SE♀ came off the nest, going directly to the SE ♂ at K6.14, then he chased her, giving his cough, to L5.22. She dived under his pressure 3 times, and called
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Fulica americana 431 May 19 Lake Temescal, 420ft, Alameda Co., Calif.- by 9:41 SE ♀ had returned to and was on the nest at J6.5. He passed thru the older flock of yng mallards enroute to the nest, they at about K7.21, within making a pass at one of them. As he was going on the nest, and for a minute or two after he was settled, the M♀ continued to "pant" at K7. Foraging Red-wings, moving in close to the nest, to within 1 or 2 feet in fact, got no response from the incubating bird. About 10:00 a.m. The SE♂ was chasing a ♀ Ruddy Duck at J7. Now 10:08 a.m. The SE♀ is at L5 with 2♂♂/1♀ and a Mallard brood in the S bay area, L6+5. She is making no notes. 10:22a.m. -the ♂ sits silently on nest J6.5 while several members of the mallard brood forage nearby. I suspect there will be no egg in the K7 area until the J6 nest is hatched. Since the M♀ extended her territory S, I have not seen the SE ♀ N of the K7 clump of cat-tails or the island, that is, in the channel. 10:35; M♂ feeding at L9.24 is the deepest penetration I have seen for several days. This bird I believe is M♂(GR) has a square bottom deeply incised shield thusly- It definitely is a ♂ My call. 10:42a.m.- ♀ Redwings feeding at L6,24 are being repeatedly attacked by SE♀.
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V. GULLION 1950 Fulica americana 432 May 19 Lake Temescal, 42 ft., Alameda Co., Calif.- 10:49 a. m. SE ♀ got off nest J6.5, went to J7.12, no sign of ♂ around, now 10:50 he is feeding at J7.7, working towards the island. 10:52, still no bird on the nest, SE ♂ came in front of nest from SE. J7.24 to willows at K6 to to L4 where he found the ♂. There was some "poonking" there. Then with lots of billing, nibbling and preening they worked to K6.14, where they lingered, nibbling, then at 10:55 SE ♂ moved to K7, where the M♀ had been punting since he got off the nest, and the SE ♀ went over to the nest, being settled on it by 10:57 a. m. At K7 SE ♂ found M♂ lurking close by and promptly took after him, chasing him both above and under water to about J14. 3 times the SE ♂ went under water after the M♂, and once when the M♂ surfaced he one looked like a drowned rat. 11:00 a. m. I'm feeding W/B2 for the first time today, at I18. 11:25 a. m. SE ♀ on nest J6.5. 11:35 a. m. SE ♂ came out of K7, moved into willows at K6 and on S to L5. Incidentally, while the M♀ was out on shore in her copulatory display today, I noticed that she was VG legs. The bird I believe is M♂ has Wright X legs. 11:45 a. m. SE ♂ came out of cat-tails at J7 and moved N out-of-sight. 11:52 two birds fussing into the cat tails
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N. GULLION 1950 Fulica americana 433 May 19 Lake Temescal, 420ft., Alameda Co., Calif. -at K7. 12:03 p.m. SE to at K5 "pulled" several times, the ? "poonhed" in reply and climbed off the nest, going to his location. Then the usual chase, she catching and diving just ahead of him for about 30 seconds, then he moves towards the nest, climbing on it at 12:06, preening his breast feathers carefully before settling on the eggs 30 seconds later. The birds coming on the nest always preen breast feathers before settling on the nest. I suppose this is to dry them off and to get them fluffy before settling down. I have noticed that the nest to S. Tips slightly as the SE bird preens on its edge before settling down. Conflict between the SE birds coots and the ? Mallard is/10%ing must occur in less than 1 out of 20 contacts. Just after writing that the Mallard got too close to the nest to suit the SE ? and she quickly moved over towards them, giving a partial display and causing them to move away - 12:13 p.m. This SE pair of birds seems to make use of the mature area of cat- tail under their control. I don't know where the boundary between their territory and the S W par- lies, in the cat-tails, but they surely must defend one. I suggest it would be an extension of the
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May 19 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. boundary as it occurs outside the covers. 12:18 p.m. M♀ "punk-rubbing" at K7; then she gives a "punto" at three. 12:24 pm now the Mallard brood moves over towards the nest, and by it. No interest aggression because the SE ♀ was out L4. 12:36 p.m. M♀ foraging at L7, M♂ at L11; M♀ moved to N11 and back. W/BL moved out from N12 going W. No interest shown between G/R and either of other birds. W/BL is moving off N, away from G/R. Every so often the SE ♀ cuts across from L7.22 to K6. 7-♂ wonders if she has is coming out from a patrol against M♀. At this time, at 12:51, the "punk-rubbed" at K6 and was answered by several "puntos" by M♀, apparently from K7. ♀ 1:24 p.m. a dog wading in the cat-tails at the S end, H-L 5-6 caused SE ♂ to get off the nest & SE ♀ to move from L5 to nest area. Apparently no display was given. The dog was of the cat-tails by 1:25, now 1:27, SE ♀ is climbing on the nest end after careful preening she settled up on the nest. 1:30 pm. Two W birds seem to be in their area. 2 p.m. SE ♀ still on nest J6.5. 2:10 p.m. a momentary dispute at J7, apparently between SE ♂ and a ♂ Ruddy Duck. Following the trouble SE ♂ moved on to the
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FULLION 19 50 May 19 Fulica americana -435 Territory as evidenced by conflicts today south part of AKE TEMESCAL Temescal Regional Park Alameda Co., Cal W? E SW H2 SEP this area is it entirely defended by SE ♂ but M♀ always N of line, SE ♀ Sd it. ris at-tail scale 0 60' 1"=120' R.R.
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"Temescal Regional Park" "Alameda County, California" "Part of the Temescal River Watershed"
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May 17 Lake Tamescol 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif.- left at J8 to preen. ♀ SW birds(or?) was preening at I 7.3, the ♂ Ruddy cut back into the cat willows of I 8. 24 which is on the dividing line between the two S territories. 2:30 p.m. as the SE ♂ crossed from L7 to K6, the ♀ on the nest "punk-runkled" several times. But he kept going, on to L 4. 2:34 - SE ♀ on nest is "punkzing" as a ♀ Mallard w/brood of 2 small yng lingeres a few feet out from the nest. 2:36-some bird just closed W/SE from near the island to J17. It was a W bird. ♂(♀ ?). 2:42 - SE ♀ off the nest, meet her mate at J8 and went on to platform there. he chasing, coughing, she "cackling"; she mounted him and intromission may have occured but it is doubtful. They both got off the platform, she dived, and by 2:45 p.m. he was settled on the nest. The M♂ in K7 was "punking" thru the whole affair. I wonder if the M♂ is keeping the SE ♂ in a copulatory state of mind by all her antics, but his & monogamous nature prevents copulation with her, so he vents his desires on the SE ♀ when ever an exchange is made, or at least tries nearly every time. Shortly before 2:42 a W bird was at F10.9 with one yng. W♂ at G/5 was in a threatening attitude, but did and
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Fulica Americana May 17 Lake Jawescal, SEft, Alameda Co., Calif. said nothing. 3 other birds, 1 scarred, WIRE + 1 UNM were feeding at N12. 2:54 p.m. a chase by SE♀ and a p.D. by SE + M♀ at J9.24. The SE birds seem to spend a lot of their feeding time working on Potamogeton at L 4. 1-29-10. I have noticed both birds showing a preference for that one location. 3:17 p.m. SE + M♀♀ crossed wires at K 7.8 - with a pD. the result. Neither bird gave ground but it amounts to a regular for SE♀ since she is unable to rout M♀ from her selected Territory. 3:43 an unidentified bird splattered from L8 to M11 To go into display with E♀, then moving West to feed at J12, 2:46 - now returning to the W side of the island, perhaps the result of another bird moving out from E 13. I suspect the aggressor in this affair was M♀ but it may not have been, it looks now as if it was M♂, still trying to defend M Territory from E birds. It turned out that M♀ was at K7 all the while. 3:52 SE♂ off the nest, by 3:33 SE♀ on the nest and settled. M♀ doing some gunking; SE♂ moved from K 7 to L4 where he attacked a ♂ Mallard. The duck didn't move very far. There are some big fish or something in the lake that give the cat- tails a terrific nudge every so often.
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Fulica americana May 19 Lake Temescal, 420ft, Alameda Co., Calif. 4:18 p.m. E ♂ came down chasing 2 birds from N12 to K12, M♀ chased up to L11 and was joined by (M♂)? as they attacked E ♂, driving him back. Then one of the birds took after a scared bird driving it to I20, and then w/BE got chased to the same place. I lost track of M♀ in the glare of a western sun, here she comes being moved by a boat coming down the lake. SE ♂ was on the raft at 58, but left with the approaching boat. Now as the boat goes into the S inlet, all the birds are out of sight. 4:45 p.m. SE ♀ still on nest J6.5. 5:14 p.m. checking on some splashing in the S bay, I found that O had been chased into the water by a dog. Tags are still on O okay, but seem to be blackening much as on w/♂ on the campus. Feather on head no longer seems to be flattened, shield still enlarged, and bird generally seems to be in top shape. 5:21 p.m. SE ♀ still on nest J6.5. She seems to face either S or E most of the time, while the ♂ generally faces N or W. 5:24 p.m. E ♀ just came down to root a bird or two out from N13. 5:26 p.m. it should be about time for a shift on nest J6.5, The sun will be setting behind the hill pretty soon and all the birds are bursting into song.
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W. GULLION 1950 Fulica americana -439 May 19 Lake Tennesca, +20 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. 5:32 p.m. the SE ♀ started "punking" on the nest; the SE ♂ replied with "pukin" she came off the nest, met the ♂ at K6, they moved, she leading, to L5. She diving and cachling, he coughing. By 5:35 he was at the nest and by 5:36 settled up on it. The sun is just beginning to wane here. I shall leave now. In all, 15 Costs were accounted for on the lab today. May 20 same locality- At 3:40 a.m. a bird on J6.5 that I believe is the ♀. Clocked @22 at 3:45 a.m. No birds present. As I moved to Q22, a ♀ "punked" several times at the S end, but I could not tell where. There is already a good glow in the eastern sky. 3:56am a noisy, active Mallard ♀ got SW ♂ started "punking", and perhaps he chased her, at least she flew to the channel and got the MF calling. The SW ♂ replied, then the SE?♀. A WO ♂ called. 4:00 a.m. Robins calling and starting to sing. Buddies were displaying at 3:40 when I arrived. 4:13 a.m. a SE bird has ventured out from cover for a moment, still no light enough to see the lines on this page. It moved from beyond the nest to K6. A bird is still on the nest, no change. Was not able to see the shield. 4:30 a.m. The SE bird out too soon feeding at L4 - 4:35 back
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Fulica Americana 440 1958 May 20 Lake Tawascale, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif.— Seeing there some more. M♀ punking a SW♂ "punking". A Black-shouldered Night Heron is in the trees there, but I doubt that is what the "punking" is about. Lines readily visible on the page now. 4:43 - M♀ "punk-punking" answered by the SE♀ on the nest; a moment later 4:44 the SE♂ in S bay was punking about something. Now 4:45 a.m. Both M+SE♀ are giving low "punts"; the SE♀ ceased but the M♀ is continuing. It sounds as if the SE♂ may be molesting Mallards in the S bay, 4:50 a.m. SE♂ working into the S cat-tails, must have found O or a SW out of line, cause there was a big splash and splatter then what sounded like a churn at about J5. M♀ continued "punking" until about 4:53 when SE♂ came out from J7 and moved over to K7. Then her "punts" became "punk-punks". By 5 a.m. he had left and she resumed "punking" An occasional "punt" is heard from the incubating SE♀. At 5:05a.m. E♂ flew out from O32 to attack W/BL at J33. The latter dived, and surfaced, to be attacked again diving again, with 3 repeats finally moving to G33 where E♂ now longer chased and returned to his area. 5:10 a.m. SE♂ chased M♀ to W side of island. Maybe he's going to get her out of the SE area.
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Fulica americana 441 May 20 Lake Tamescal, 420 ft.; Alameda Co., Calif. 5:32 a.m. SE♂ is on the trees along the W side of the lake. 5:36 a.m. the attitude of SE♂ towards MF is becoming increasingly aggressive, and I suppose she will soon be driven from this area. In this last incident her cackling and brace was barely able to stave off a full scale assault. The SE♂ started to display a couple of times, and actually got into a charge once. The charge and paried display have nothing to do with courtships. 5:50 a.m. SE♀ still on nest. Apparently she not only got stuck with the males night shift, but also has to sit her normal early morning one. 5:53-SE♂ chasing MF again, this time in the channel, and not with amorous intentions. 5:58 am. E birds at N12, no sign of young. They moved N ahead of me as I moved to their core area. No young heard or seen but they sure kicked up a fuss when I got too close to the water at P23-24-25. 6:08 I am moving to F20 from L6 to watch the E pair & ymq. At 6:10 SE♀ still on nest. Arrived F20 about 6:15 but it was 6:22 before I finally was able to locate E♂ w/1 ymq at P23. 6:26-E♂ diving & feeding along at Q24. Saw O playing on the lawn at the S end of the lake about 5:40 a.m., SE♂ was at L2.
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W. GULLION 1950 Fulica americana 442 May 20 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. - 6:33 E M is working out and S from Q 22, then cut in and moved on to P17. 6:38 - moving back to L6. 6:48 - at @ L6 - SE F still on nest J6.5 About 6:40 I found the SW M at F7, in the willows with S yng, so they have lost a maximum of 2 yng since egg. 8,9,10 probably did not hatch. I don't know what did happen to them. 6:56, SE M moved from K7 to K4 where he & attacked the F Mallard w/ her brood of 10. The M F "punked" in response. The SW M "pukked" at the disturbance - 6:58 - Still some chase going on. 7:10 a.m. - the sun is on the cat-tails just above nest J6.5. 7:11 a.m. The SE F just gave a "punk-un-k, punk-un-k, punk-un-k, pook-unh, pookz-unh, pookk, pookk" and was immediately answered by M F giving the identical call at K7. 7:13 - SW M going to the eas for a moment. 7:45 - E M splattered from P/5 to chase w/ B L from N 12 to I 12, then as E M retired, the W M came out chasng w/B L to I 20. The whole affair drew a "puk" out of a S bird. The SE F sitting on the nest, is busily "punking" and has been for the last minute. 7:52 a.m. 7:54 She is still continuing to "punt" and seems to be getting a little fidgety on the nest. The M foraging elsewhere is paying no attention to her. 7:57 - a mob of kids just
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V. GULLION 1950 Fulica americana 443 May 20 Larbetemescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. descended on the play field. 7:59-1 M♂ Mallard chased another into the cat-tails at J6-4, to ♀ got excited, at 8:00 a.m. the SE♀ carried a piece of dried cat-tail leaf to the nest from K 7, the ♀ got off, the ♂ got on. No ceremony involved. She moved on out of the nest area. 8:03, a bird at K 7 is splagging slapping her foot. 8:05 SE♀ moved to J 7 to do raft at J8. She preened for a moment, then dropped into the water, about then the M♂ slipped out of K 7 and started to move along the S side of the island. The SE♀ spotted him and immediately attacked him, chasing him (splattering) to H14. She then returned to the J7 area, ignoring the M♀ "punting" all the while at K 7. Now 8:09 M♀ is foraging out along the S side of the island, unmoletsted. She moved on out and now 8:11 is moving into the willows at E13. Her mate is at H17. As the train comes up to track and stops, the SE♀ at L6 cackles. 8:13- M♀ at E13 was attacked by a SW bird and chased to E13, the SW bird returned to it 5 syns at E11, then the SW ♂ drove M♀ finally to G 17 before turning back. 8:18. M♀ crossed yach and is feeding at L8, while H♂ "punk-whks" at F18. W/Bl and ♀asSc moved from N12 across to G 23, where they are now feeding. They started across at 8:12- now
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GULLION 1950 Fulica Americana 444 May 20 Palo Temescal, 420ft, Alameda Co., Calif.- it is 8:20 as they feed at G 23 and E♀ forages at N12. The W Territory apparently no longer exists. 8:25 as I feed the ♀ Mallard w/10 young. the SE♂ comes across, "swans" causing the ducks to move S, the ♀ Duck, hisses and gets her N wood back N. A pair of Mallards by the nest have the SE⬆ coughing. The SE♀ being unsuccessful with the hen attacks a Drake lurking in the willows, but he moves only a few feet before settling down again. 8:36 - SE♂ was right in by the nest, on the ramp, but no change occurred. 8:49 a. m. SE♀ attacked a ♂ Mallard at L 4, he didn't give in but strucke back at her, she churned and swarmed and then really assailed him, he flew a few feet and settled back down. Mallards thus for this year have shown no respect for the SE territory, and when attacked move only far enough to avoid the immediate contact. The Eots have not pressed any attacks, chasing or threatening for only a few feet, never- following up on initial onslaught. This condition may change as soon as they have young. I believe the SW pair now are pretty effectively keeping their area clear of Mallards at least. 8:57 - ♀ went directly to the nest from L6.) and as she approached the ♂ came off. The whole matter
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V. GULLION 1950 Fulica americana 445 May 20 Lake Temescal, 420ft., Alameda Co., Cal. was conducted silently. 9:00 a.m. the SE ♂ caught both the M♀♂ at K7 and he attacked, driving both to K10. The M♀ tried to brace for him, but he responded by grabbing M ♂, holding him under water for about 15 seconds and viciously pecking him. M♀ tried to come to the aid of her mate, but SE ♂ released his grip on M ♂, and despite her cackling, attacked her, getting in at least two vicious jabs, after which she quit cackling and swam to escape. He came back thru the channel, M ♂ escaped under water to J13 and M♀ went out W of the island. 9:17 a.m. SE ♂ attacked and quickly routed a ♂ Mallard at L4. The two M birds, having some difficulties with the SE birds, are regaining interest in the old M area. SE ♂ is still [illegible] some- what tolerant of the M♀, 9:25 - he allowed her to approach to within about 20 feet of him in the channel [illegible] without him showing any antagonism. 9:41 SE ♀ came off the nest while SE ♂ was feeding at L6.9, she came towards him he turned and met her, and they moved off in the usual chase: to L4, where they fed together a moment, then the ♂ went to the nest, being settled by 9:43 a.m. 9:55 a.m. SE ♀ took a piece of cat-tail from K7 to the nest; SE ♂ took it, put it on
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Fulica americana 446 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co. Calif. The nest but did not seem to try to leave it sin. 10:43 SE & on J6.5. She stayed on ramp as I approached. If I had my hands free I could have taken her. The nest at I 6.1 is not vastly reconditioned as a wood nest, but I think it probably is being used as such. The eggs at J6.5 are cool so I'm leaving here. The structure at K 7.8 has completely sunk so it must no longer be in use, the deal at K 7.4 is still intact, but disintegrating rapidly. The nest(?) structure at K 7.17 is still developing, but if it is neglected long it will surely vanish. The egg nest at B22 is falling apart, in fact it looks as if they may be carrying it away piece by piece. The wood nest(?) at B 23.8 is in use and better formed than when last seen. The platform at P16.2 is completely gone, having sunk. A new? structure, composed entirely of coarse brown cat-tail stems with a few green leaves pulled down above is on the edge of the iris at P 16.1'. Today's territorial activities looks as if the old territorial lines of last summer are nearly redrawn, with apparently the same birds occupying the same grounds. The M pair may be able to hang onto some area and get bred. They may even manage-
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PULLION 1950 May 20 Eulica americana 447- Note: and DE south part of LAKE TEMESCAL Temescal Regional Park Alameda Co., Cal iris cat-tail scale 0 60' 1"=120' w E M? m? w/SE. w/SE. w/SE. w/SE. E R.R. E8 m? m? M? SE8 SE 8 boundary of area M part trying to defend.
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Fulica americana .448- May 20 Lake Temeccal, 450 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. — to keep out of the way of SE birds enough to bring off a brood at K7, but I'll be surprised if they do. Note: — Bissell, in Zoo 145 class this morning said he had seen 2 parents and 3 young coots of on Jewell Lake on May 14 (Sunday). He said they were towards the SE end, that is in the marshes DE 10411. May 22— same locality — at 11:51 a.m. SE♀ is on nest J6.5. Egg D in nest J6.5 is the only one pipped, but all are satisfactorily warm. Sizes A 36.2 x 52.1 B 35.6 x 52.9 C 35.7 x 50.6 D 34.7 x 49.7—pipped E 36.1 x 52.1 F 35.4 x 52.0 G 34.8 x 53.7 H 34.9 x 50.5 I 34.2 x 50.9 J 33.5 x 51.8 —all in millimeters. As I waded out to the nest and both parents were displaying, M♂ at K9.1 cackled encouragement. The SE♀ was foremost in nest defense, as she usually is. Egg D is very recently pipped since none of the shell is gone, but it is broken into about 5 pieces. The cat-tails at [illegible] K7.16 and .L 7.21 have been badly broken down since May 20 a.m. I don't know whether or not that's going to affect M's nesting, since it leaves the nest very exposed from shore. Nest K7.17 seems somewhat enlarged so perhaps it is still building. M♂ seems to be tolerated by SE ♂
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V. GULLION 1950 Fulica americana 449 May 22 Lake Tonescal, 450 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. Today, the cat-tail smashing was done after 7:15 p.m. last night according to the caretaker. Caught two young E wood at P 23. One was R1, the other unclipped, so I clipped it L3. It might have been L2, the one which I unsuccessfully tried to pinch off on May 10, or more likely was from egg #1 which I failed to make previously. After I got those young E♂ took two young South to P17. May 20, Saturday, I was able to find only one E young and couldn't catch it. All structure at Q23.8 is much improved, with a lining of narrow, dead cat-tail leaves. Looks egg-nest like. The structure at P16-17 is also much more developed. It is about 6 inches high with a lot of new dead cat-tail leaves and stems, some green leaves and even some Potamogeton. Both parents were very concerned while I milled around that nest. Jewel Lake, 510 ft., Contra Costa Co., Calif. Arrived here at 1:40 p.m. - No coots visible or audible. 2 p.m., still no coots so as I decided to go wading. Found a very large nest with a ramp facing N at W26.18. It is about twice the size of the usual nest. It sits about 8 inches out of the water. No birds around showing interest in it. Put a green cat-tail loop in it.
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Fulica americana May 22 Jewel Lake, 510 ft., Contra Costa Co., Calif.- The nest at M 25. 19 is sinking, has about 1/2 inch to go to be completely under the water. Probably in another week or so it will have settled completely. 2:15 still no coots. After looping clear around the W side of the lake, finding a ? Mallard nest with 4 warm eggs (marked) at 16. 22 (the hen was sneaking off when I was examining the nest) I finally saw 1 adult w/3 young swimming along the edge of the cat-tails from 6/0 to 1/17 where they disappeared. One young seemed to be pretty light on the breast, couldn't see too well but it may be getting the white breast. May 23 Lake Tomesca, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif.- At arrival at 5:25 p.m. No birds or nest J6. 5, the ♀ was feeding at J7 on the edge of the willows, seemed nervous and came over towards me when I appeared. As I approached the nest, the SE ♀ came out to meet me. Found the eggs all warm and D pretty well piped. Nest I 6.1 is very evidently in use as a brood nest. Some coarser material has been added toit and it is wet and much used. The carcass of a young is at the base of the ramp. It is dalmosty completely disintegrate, all the down gone and smoothly a mass of jelly. Both SW parents in the cat- tails
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N. GULLION 1950 Felica americana 451 May 23 Lake Temescal, +20 ft., Alameda Co., Calif.- When these birds "swan" their primaries are in the water, thus. From this position they can easily churn, and so, Some material has been added to the ramp and nest. Much of it is willow leaves but also some cat-tail stuff. Both parents w/ close, concerned. Yng in egg D "in-hatching". May 24 same locality 4:55 p.m. SE ♀ on nest 36.5. SE ♂ soon joined her after I waded out to the nest. M♂ came out of K7, and a sc bird is lurking at J9. #D has hatched, as I was feeling the eggs in the nest the ♀ got on the nest and pecked me, so I laid down my book and grabbed her. Banded 496-71656, tagged B-016, measured, examined and released. Sue has sharp claws. Under- wing coverts mottled, legs are swely lemon-yellow, shield swollen mud like the 11 yr old bird from Lake Merritt. She's a fighter. The ♂ went on the nest while I was handling the? The yng was on the nest so it was clipped L1. The ♀ was close by but didn't get too close. The structure at K7/17 looks more like a display platform than a nest, it has feces on it. Put a green cat-tail
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California 1980 Falco americana 452 May 24 Lake Temescal, 430 ft., Alameda Co. Calif. loop on it to see if it is being added to. No sign of K7.8 and K7.4 seems to be disintegrating. When I waded back to shore from the K7 area, the E pair at P15 saw me and started setting up quite a fuss. 5:33 pm, so I leave, the SE J is on the nest at J6.5. Measured eggs #A,B,C and E which were not done earlier (see page 448). May 26 Univ. Calif Campus, Alameda Co. Calif. Q/G/B9 - legs yellowish. Shield seems to be flattening out, with reddish portion becoming scaly; no wing molt, overcap tag seems to be on securely, feet with some swelling, some brown on heel. Bird T 96, yellow leg band, legs becoming yellowish tho still green, heel green, shield SS, no wing molt, sole of foot swollen. P/LG - legs yellow-green, shield S, heel brownish, pin seems no wing molt, swollen sole. W/P. shield knob like, quite a p base spot on nape of neck above tags, legs green-yellow, heel with a touch of brown. No wing molt, swollen sole. OT/B9 - legs yellow-green, heel brownish, shield S 5 but reddish area has not regrown yet, seems to be rubbed off andrew every time this bird is trapped. No wing molt. Y/G - shield S, knob like, fill at base of shield badly wrinkled. None of these birds have the really ivory bill of bird in the field. legs quite yellowish, heel brown
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Fulica americana 457 May 26 Univ. Calif. Campus, Alameda C., Calif. no wing molt, pin still secure, a little swelling to sole. W/R - shield S, not much enlarged from May 17, legs yellowgreen, keel brown, tag nearly gone, bad swelling to sole, no molt. 10-1 - legs very yellow, shield much progressed, not more than SS, flatter than on May 10 (see p. 455), shield class about 12, swollen soles, no wing molt. T97, legs green but scaling, shield very little more than F, no wing molt, soles swollen. Y-XR - little if any shield recession from May 17, legs YG, keel Br., no wing molt, soles swollen. (P/O) pin well embedded, legs YG, shield swollen, prob-like (as it was on the SE ? at Lake Temescal the other day), no wing molt, seems to be fresh growth on shield, soles swollen badly, keel slightly Br. Some bird lost a red band in the cage. Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda C., Calif. at 9:46a.m. SE ? on nest J6.5, ? was alone at L5, but she moved into the willows at K6 to "punk-unk" at me when I arrived at L6. 9:49 M ? patrolling at LM11 as the E ? "pubkes" and E ? "poonks" at O13, as I appear the E ? takes 3 young N while the M ? remains at N13 patrolling against me, both birds calling punks & "poonks. When the ? got the young to safety at P15 the M left his foot and joined them.
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May 26 Lake Temescal, 450 ft, Alameda Co., Calif. At K7, M♀ swam out of cat-tails with wings arched as I approached, when she was at K8. 9 the SE ♂ was at K7.3, patrolling (against whom?). There was a shift of incubating birds about 9:50 am. cause d 9:56 the SE♀ is on the nest. At K7 the SE♂ chased the M♀ around in a few circles, she cackling and braking. 7 eggs in nest J6.5, none peeped, can't figure what wrong bee. P dry today, Male churned in close a couple of times, but no persistent defense. Nest I6.1 is still being used and much building as a brood nest. Egg #8 was found floating in the water just off the end of the ramp. The dead young on the ramp is pretty nearly covered by cat-tail stiff. Opening the shell of this egg I found the young fully developed. Apparently cuped about 7 or 8 yrs ago are hatched the stimulus to care for the young overcomes the stimulus to incubate. So far no more than 8 eggs have been hatched in any nest, regardless of clutch size, but when less than 8 eggs are in the nest the hatch is generally 100%. The structure at K7.17 is built up from May 24, and apparently in use as a display platform not a nest. The other two structures seem to be deteriorating. E-L1 caught at P16, shield 6mm, TWT 62mm, T-28mm.
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May 26 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. M to-e-34 mm., L1 toe sclepped. This sng dwled once to escape, swimming several feet under water before emerging. The nest at P16, 17 is much developed, mstly with stems of dead cat-tails, but some green leaves in it put a green loop in it for a check. Q22 nest is no longer in repair and is sinking, only a little but opposite the ramp still is dry and above water and that is only for a few days probably. The structure at Q23, 8 is in good repair and probably is being used nightly. A Song Sparrow nest with a couple of young is close by. All put a green leaf loop in this nest. The adults show no concern for this area now, not moving north from P16 as I worked out to Q23 & 22. Not even a 'punch'! R1 of E brood caught at P16-TMT 61/nn. shield-6.5 mm., mid-toe 34 mm., tarsus 26 mm. Body plumes fading on this bird as on the sng L1, club feathers still present on head and abundant, pecking at me constantly. Jewel lake 510 ft., Central Costa B., Calif.- At 12:10 a.m. 2 who by young were seen cutting into the cat-tails at L-20. 12:13 p.m. one bird cutting across from near the sidewalk towards S-26 was met by another bird coming out from M-25, and they moved S along the E side of the island, billing etc.
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950 Feleca Americana 460 May 26 Jewel Folio, 5/10 ft., Contra Costa Co., Calif.- 12:24 p.m. a wh-b+ or rather wh-f+- yng came out from M25 and worked down to L23 where it went into the cat-tails. It was alone and foraging. 12:33 pm. Both adults are at & J20 /J2/ feeding themselves and one wh-b+ dab headlng yng is feeding with them but not leg them. 12:35 p.m. one adult feeding E of island with four yng feeding themselves nearby. One adult was feeding one of the yng occasionally, the smallest with the least white on it. (just now a Calif. gay came out of the cat-tails-- closely followed by Redwing). wh-breasted (wh-br) white-fronted (wh-fr.) Finally found the Mallard nest at E3.16 which Glen Flitner said contained 4 cold eggs on April 21 (deserted). It had 1 egg in it now. Flushed the 4 of the nest at I6. Potamageton has reached the lake surface in several places, Ocat-tails are beginning to bloom, shedding pollen. Potamogeton is blooming in NW Cove. Some terrific algae blooms and Plantston Blooms. Unis. Calif. Campus Alameda Co., Calif. Placed a lot of lettuce and some
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Felicia americana 461 May 26 Univ. Calif. Campus, Alameda Co., Calif. celery leaves in the pen today. Put about an equal amount of lettuce leaves on a wire frame in the water and on the adjacent ground. They have been working on the Myriophyllum in the pond, on the cat-tails and on some gladiolus like plant. They all seem amiable, in fact 7/6 and 6/13 were nibbling each other for awhile in the corner. It ended when the latter started pulling on the tag of the former. Now after 25 minutes they found the lettuce, worked out it some, not interested so now they are wandering around elsewhere. They didn't get too interested in the lettuce in the water, apparently they were afraid of the new platform deal, but they were feeding on the lettuce on land. Mayar Lake Temescal, 450 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. 9:15 a.m. 8E♀ feeding alone at L2. The structure that was at L5 has been abandoned and is by now completely under water and nearly disintegrated. No evidence of fresh material. Both parents near T6.5, churning, especially the ♀, and growling. No more eggs hatched - I wonder what's wrong here - no sign of the 1 egg that hatched, it must have died by now. M♀ in usual area. M♂ lurking just N of rock, from where he can flee hurriedly. The SW pair seem to be keeping the SW area clear.
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7. GULLION 1950 May 27 Fulica americana 462 Lake Temescal 420 ft. Alameda Co., Calif. Found what must be the alternate brood nest at the SW pair at I 6, 19. It is of looser a coarser construction than the egg nest, not neatly put together, no real ramp, much larger than the egg nest, in an opening then the cat tail she made when I was searching for their nest earlier this spring. Watched the SW F with 3 yng in S inlet. She is feeding 1yng, the youngest. The other two were wandering around close to cover by themselves, finally over to the E. The yng being fed was showing the usual begging display, though not as welldev. oped as it will be later. It waves its orange plumed wings as it begs. The body plumes seem to be about gone on the two larger yng but are still present, tho somewhat faded, on the smaller. 9:58a. m. E pair feeding w/ 3 yng at O 14. The yng seem to be feeding smoothly with the F. It seems probable that there are no more than 3 yng in the E brood, but I have no idea how many are in the SW brood. There are at least 3. The W area is defunct and I have even lost track of the birds belonging in it. There are 5 pairs of birds here at the S end. The E pair SE pair N pair, SW pair and W &E+an SC bird that usually are at about FJ 12+13. Checking further N. at E 37 or thereabout were 3 nests, at least 2 of which are SC.
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May 27 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. No 3 male is not tagged but I am not sure whether it is SC or not. As several young fishermen worked N along the banks these three birds moved out to the middle of the lake and started S, 2 more or less together going towards H24, the other alone over at H26. As I had observed earlier these birds do not bob their heads in unison with their feet while swimming; it is a matter of the head being held steady and the body oscillating under it. In foraging the head is bobbed, but again not necessarily in unison with the feet. The head bobbing maintains a rather constant pace, regardless of how fast or slow the feet moves. Occasionally when there is a great deal of floating food, as bread or cracker crumbs etc., they will accelerate the rate of head bobbing, but again this is not correlated with an increased stroking of the feet. I know of six five birds definitely put on the lake that is scared birds, the UNM from the Nend was probably W3E, also placed here, and B which I haven't seen for several days would make seven. So no non-territorial birds are present that have movable wings. All the non-territorial birds on the lake are here because they can't leave, they have one wing clipped. Probably the Warrea
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Fulica americana 464 May 07 Lake Temescal, 42ft, Alameda Co., Calif. Broke down when that I gave up trying to find a suitable nest area and so left the lake. The UNM is branded, hence it must have been W135. W-0/B is still distinguishable by the plattered brown head feathers tho the new style tags are gone, but who it is with him I am not sure. May 29 Univ. Calif. Campus Alameda Co., Calif. Lettuce leaves on shore and in the water seem to have been eaten with about equal relish. Both were cleaned up this morning so I don't know which vanished first. The set-up for the lettuce in the water is not as entirely favorable as it might, and probably should be. - Lake Temescal, 42ft, Alameda Co., Calif. SEF on the nest at J6.5 at 6:05 p.m. SEO was with M? in the channel, she splatted to her aid when she came off the nest on my approach. Egg # H on nest J6.5 is piped, just I cracks. All Several of the eggs seem rather cool, don't know what's going on here. The newly Ruddy nest so still under incubation. Both J6.1 & J6.19 are in good repair. J6.19 in particular has some lot of new stuff in it, including at least 3 sticks of wood. Found a Mallard? nest w/4 eggs at about J6.22. Marked the eggs. The structure at K7.17 may yet!
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Fulica americana 465 May 29 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. Develop into an egg nest. note: - The insect taken off one of the birds (VAG.108) several days ago was identified by Dr. Usinger as a member of the genus Psallus, a genus of the Hemipteran family Miridae (see Oseng, College Entomology, 1942, p. 293-94) May 31 Univ. Calif. Campus, Alameda Co., Calif. Noted this morning that all the lettuce leaves etc placed on the water sack were gone whereas those on shore still remained, that is, a few of them still remained. A tomato placed in those had been completely cleaned up except for a few pieces of skin. Lake Temescal, 420 ft. Alameda Co., Calif. O still alive, seen at L1 as I approached the S end at 12:52 p.m., 12:54 p.m. SE on nest J6.5, became off and silently vanished into the cat- tails as soon as I made my appearance. Now the ? is "pranking" from the willows at K6. One nymph is on the nest, looks dry. This nymph got out of the nest and away before I got it, but later came into the open and it is now marked R1. TMT 44 mm mid toe -26 mm FMT-18.6 mm shield - 6. mm. Both M ? and ? came out of K7 as I waded to nest J6.5. But the ? moved off pretty fast. He has a deeply incised shield, much more than SE ?.
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Fulica americana 466. May 31 - Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. This morning. thus the hatched young. I is pipped, several eggs are cool, more as hot as they should be. Painted egg #8 red to see what the reaction will be. This nest is renewed, in fact it almost looks like a new nest today. New [illegible] ramp, and built up with much new stuff all around. Both brood nests of the SW pair are in good shape. I was out of the water about 15 minutes before SEJ got back on the nest. He came in over the back side, first time live seen that done, carefully preened himself, adjusted the eggs, perhaps turning them, waddled his legs to each side of the nest and then settled down. He didn't appear to notice that the red egg was even present. Also noted that the SW pair are pretty effectively keeping the mallards out of their area, and even now a young duck is busily complaining while the H7 is "punting on her deal at K7.17." The brood nest that was built up for the first SE brood then abandoned is redeveloped in the same location only facing the opposite direction. The nearby platform does not seem to be altered. The platform at H7.25 is no longer recognizable as such. The M7 swarmed as I
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Fulica americana 467 May 31 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif.- fooled around his nest area, then I waded out to the island, causing NO who was remaining under the weeping willow all the time, to move out to S9, where he was attacked by the SW and chased to K10. The E pair have 3 rpg with faded plumes at P16, the I is with them while the J patrols against me at N13. At 1:53 p.m. as I prepare to leave I find the nest at J6.5 is unoccupied. These birds are getting pretty fed up with incubating apparently. NO stuck his head out of the willows, saw me hidden in the cat-tails, standing on the road, he gave a couple of "pukes" and retired.-Should add the egg #1 in nest J6.5 is pipped there, just a single unit of shell missing, the several more broken. une 1 Univ. Calif. Campus Alameda Co., Calif.- What may be the start of another nest has developed in the cat-tails during the past 24 hours. Those birds are cleaning up celery leaves etc when put in the water- that they failed to touch while it was on the ground. June 2 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co. Calif.- 9:20 a.m. No bird on nest. But eggs warm. Red egg still in nest and showing no sign of not being fully accepted. Egg I missing and presumably hatched. J not pipped.
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I GULLION 1950 468 June 2 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. - The M pair seem to be fairly well entrenched at K7 and in the channel now. M F is there regularly and M D still hovers nearby in the channel. Last hatched SE young caught & clipped L2. Shield 5.4 mm, TMT 45.7mm, mid Toe 26.3mm, HT 20.5 mm. Both SW brood nests in used, also SE brood nest which was not in use the last time I checked it (May 31). June 3 Same locality - SE F on nest J6.5 at 10 a.m. W/BL at N13 moved out to the neutral zone (J13 north to J-L 21 etc) as the E pair moved S along the E side of the lake with 3 young. The E F was at O22 with the young, the E D at P15 alone. M D is in area K-M 10-11, moving back and forth, while M F is at K7 working in the cat-tails. Note: - Yesterday I noticed that the Mallard with the nest in J6 seemed to be having a great deal of trouble with the Coosls of that area. I shall be surprised if they bring off a brood. 10:40 a.m., M D is chasing W/BL from J13 N to J17. The marked WD was just in paved display with W/BL at H14. Then (10:20a.m.) he wandered S to F13, where he was attacked by a splattering SW D and he splattered to G15 before diving, SW D going on to H16 and
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Fulica Americana 469 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. June 3 then charging against M♂ at 5.16 and w♀ at I 78, w♂ emerged at 6.17 and crept off N. 10.25 a.m. SE ♀ drove M♂ out of K 8, to L 9.20 before he stopped. She bashed repeatedly but he paid no attention, pulling several feathers out en route. He did not molest M♂ at K 10, and as soon as he retired the M♂ returned to preen at K 8.13 and the M♀ fed just N of the island, leaving a great deal of "pinking". 10.39 SE ♀ splattered from K 8 after M♂ who splattered from L 10 driving him to L 15 where M♂ dived, and SE ♀ turned S. The SE ♀ flew right on top of the M♂ for about 50 feet just before the latter dived. As SE ♀ returned to the channel, he wandered around amidst the ♀ Mallard w/ his brood of ten, showing no antagonism, before ging back into his area. The M♀ at her screening place was unmolested. 11:00 a.m. M♀ attacked and chased by SE ♂, without much effect. Then the SE ♀ joined her mate and a semi- paired display followed. But the M♂ still did not get routed from her area. The M♂ remained just north of the island all the while showing no in- clication to attract attention from SE birds. 11:06—the M♂ moved N to J 16 against 3 birds in the center of the lake. A moment before what I take to be the w ♀ was in
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Fulica americana 470 June 3 Lake Tercesal, x20ft, Alameda Co., Calif. -a huddle with another bird at 6/6. Just a little earlier a SW bird was giving the "cow-ah" note. Couldn't determine the reason. A short time later some-one was breaking limbs in the trees near the S inlet, which may have had something to do with it. 11:12 a.m. SE? on nest J6.5. A moment later SE arrow saw M arrow just SW of the island and so attacked driving him to K/3. 11:50 a.m. photographed the M area and channel in color + BW. Nest J6.5 with 7 eggs in it, none pipped, not egg in middle of clutch, all eggs warm. Photographed in BW + color both good nests of the SW pair -J6.1 & 18. The J6 Mallard nest, and the Buddy Duck nest with the two newly hatched young. Also the P/6.17 nest of the E pair. While I was out both E birds were further N, fussing about something, the didn't even dispute my going to P/6. - Illinois. Calif. Campus, Alameda Co., Calif. Y-XR still no decrease in shield size. No molt, good YG legs. P/LG- shield may be receding, it shows scaly and SS about a 1SS, leg YG, no molt. T97; shield 8 SS, legs with a yellowish cast to the green. no molt. O/Br - shield SS, still no red formed, legs YG, no molt. T96- shield flat, claws about 7 legs YG. W-R- photographed-shield may be
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1. GULLION 750 Fulica americana 471 June 3 Univ. Calif. Campus, Alameda Co., Calif. a little more swollen, can't tell for sure. legs yellowish green. Shield class 10 S. Shield well defined around its lower edge. V6 - photographed shield from dorsal side, is almost flat, shape of class 5 but 10 x 7 mm in size. Legs yellow. Scaling. G-16/29 - frontal view photographed, shield 9SS, a recession. (1G), leg Y, shield 10SS, irregular on lower edge. G-16/29 has a shield that is fairly well defined on the lower edge. WB - shield 10S, leg YG, the safety pin was bent that was on her. Apparently something latched on to it so hard that it bent but did not tear out. It was close enough that I removed it. Setting her go pin-less in the courtyard. Somehow she seems to have lost most of the feathers from the back of her head. Put equal amounts of carrot tops and lettuce leaves on the wet rack and on the ground. Also a cantalope on the ground which seems highly popular. Also put a few turnip leaves on the wet racks. note: Photographed a plate from: Grimwold, H. 1917. Illustrations of the game birds and waterfowl of South America. (London, John Weldon and Co.), 38 plates, 11 pp, 38 color plates. #24, Fulica gigantea, Gigantic Coot.
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GULLION 450 Falica Americana 472 me4 Lake Merritt, s.l. Oakland, Alameda Co., Calif.- 3 Coots at this lake today. Couldn't see them very well but two didn't seem to have much in the way of shields, one had yellow legs, the third I was not able to do anything but identify as to species. These three birds were against the wall by the fenced area. Later I saw one on the island that may have been a fourth one. Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif.- SE♂ at L2, ♀ at L1 SW♀ at H3 at 7:05 a.m. SE♂ attacked O, chasing him into the picnic area. O splattered across the water and when he hit the shore he continued at the same pace across the ground, quickly vanishing among the brush. At 7:10 a.m. the♀ incubating at J6.S. The red egg is being buried among the leaves of the newly revamped nest. It is even more built up than yesterday, has a deep cup, a completely revolved ramp and 2 eggs under incubation. Nest at I-6.18 much in use. A ramp is forming on the N side of it. The Ruddy nest is empty, the Walled nest under incubation finally. The nest at F-6.1 is apparently not being used as heavily as the one at J-6.19. The SW♀ is in close fussing and I can hear 1 or 2 wing in the cat-tails nearby. The brood nest at J6.1, the
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V. GULLION 950 Eulica Americana 473 june 4 Lake Tamescal, 42ft., Alameda Co., Calif. in good repair-, is not being used nearly as heavily as the rest of the SW pair, and I have not heard upg from this pair today. 7:35 a.m. SE birds still not on the nest 56,S. - at the same time the E pair tangled with the M♂ at M/0. No fight that I know of, but chasing back and forth and paired display. The M♂ moved in quickly from K/2 to help his mate in paired display. 17:53 a.m. watched the SE ♀ feeding on the carcass of a 6-8 inch fish floating at K 7,1. He seems to be doing a pretty good job on it, tho he used only his bill to work on it. The brood of well grown Mallards were in the area at the same time, at first he tolerated them, but when they returned a couple of moments later he chased them a couple of times but did not effectively move them. 8:09- seems to be a chase in the SE area involving the SE♂ and some Mallards. Two yng of the E brood seen at O/3. 8:15- the SE ♀ feeding in the channel, a few feet from the M♀, spotted the M♂ just north of the island and chased splattered after him. The M♂ dived and when he came up at K12 the SE ♂ attacked again, this time diving with M ♀. M ♂ surfaced at L 14 and stayed put, preening while SE ♂ drifted back S. The two E adults
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Fulica americana 474 June 4 Lake Temescal, 420 ft, Alameda Co., Calif. feeding alone at N12, started out to participate in the scrap, the J leading, but before becoming involved turned around and came back to shore where they "talked" about the whole affair. 8:35 a.m. something routed M? out of K7, probably SE? - Jewel Lake 510 ft, Contra Costa Co., Calif. The case taken here at Temescal said he saw 5 yng in the last wood at one time this morning. 4 were all black, the 5th with some white fuzz on its body, Jewel Lake 510 ft, Contra Costa Co. Calif. 3 yng seen foraging individually, and independently around the S pond. Both parents were in and out of the cat-tails but without reference to the location of their yng. Two have light bills with b black sub-terminal spot, the 3rd lacks the black spot but has a black halo just above its eyes. This latter one is busily diving and feeding by itself. Another yng joined the black "halo" single one. These two both are at about the same stage, both with black halos, white breasts (or really light gray), darkish
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Fulica americana 4/75 June 4 Jewel Lake 510 ft., Contra Costa Co., Calif. heads and necks. Body plumless. 9:33 a.m. one parent, fledgling came out of IS with an alternate charge and brace, his mate was at & 4 flying at H4. I suggest platform activity in there. Will have to check that, and the Mallard nest. There are definitely four young and there may be 5. There is one completely lacking the halo, (the largest) one with a very indistinct halo, and two with distinct halos, one darker than the other. This largest bird has its throat mostly dark the back of its neck quite as. Of the two adults on the lake, one has the square bottomed indefinite edged shield, [illegible] while the other has a pointed shield with a definite edge. Couldn't get a note from either or see which one is banded. One young is white throated with a lighter band extending around the back of the head, it has a dark halo and a dark & band up the back of the neck. This the young are all fleeing pretty independently of their parents. They respond quickly to any warning call of the parent. A couple of "pukkas" by the ? and any that are out on open water take for cover while those on the edge of cover freeze in place.
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Fulica americana 476 June 4 Jewel Lake, 5/0 ft. Contra Costa Co., Calif.- As I had suspected earlier, there are 5 yrg on the lake, 100% survival of hatched eggs. 3 were at EF9, 1 at D6 when a 5th, smaller bird appeared momentarily at IT. A moment later some screaming high school girls came by scaring the lot into cover. Found a new platform at about P25.21, composed largely of green material, some feathers. Found a nest w/4 warm eggs at N 25.24, within a foot if not on exactly the same location as the second nest last year. The eggs marked. The F was in the core, indicating some concern but not a whole lot. The brood nest at N 26.18 is settling some but still in use with some green material recently having been added to it. The new- egg nest has no ramp on it yet, is not really lined and generally looks unfinished. - Univ. Calif. Campus, Alameda Co., Calif.- Put 20 gunny sacks of Polanogeton into the pond from Jewel Lake. These birds seem unfamiliar with the stuff, several of them tried a little bit, but they only nibbled. A couple went to lettuce after trying the pondweed. I notice that all the lettuce put out yesterday is gone and the carrot tops hardly touched either-in w-
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Eulica americana 477 Jun 5 Univ. Calif. Campus, Alameda Co., Calif.- out of the water. The turnip tops seen by-passed also. The Catalope has been completely cleaned up. Jun 5 Jewel Lake, 510 ft., Contra Costa Co., Calif.- At least 3 yng seen about 9:15-9:35 this morning feeding around the 5 pool. There may be 3 adults on the lake, I am not sure. 9:32 a ♀ is feeding by the inlet at H4. Noticed once that the feathers on the back and rump of one yng are about the color of an adult ♀ Red-wing. otherwise a rusty-brown. These young seem to be feeding almost entirely by themselves and their activities are generally independent of the adults. However, as noted yesterday, they respond immediately to the warning calls of their parents. At 9:45 the ♀ was feeding the 2 youngest birds at F10, an older bird was crossing to D11, another was at F9 and a 5th moved from G8 to H4. A few minutes later I was able to get another count of 5, 2 standing on sticks at H11, preening, 1 with the ♂ at F9, 2 feeding near the ♀ at H5. The two at H5 are like the birds on page 474 as is one of the two from H11. The other H11 bird is an older bird - as shown on the next page. The bird with the ♂ also was
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Fulica americana 478 June 5 jewel lake 510ft. Contra Costa Co. Calif. of the older pattern. The ♂ moving around T 9 saw the ♀ at H 5, and moved S towards here, in a charge, as he came up to her he started his Coughing, she braced and moved away ahead of him, trying to avoid him. He finally got to her, she dived to escape, and he moved on into the cat-tails at T 5. Finally today -- I finally recognized that the alarm note given by the ♂ is not a "pults" as I had previously pattern of the oldest yng - hatched April 26 or maybe a day or so earlier. between believed but rather is an explosive note, probably the "pulque" note referred to by Dawison in Birdsf Calif. (p.). When given the head is jerked downward, probably to give added emphasis. In the usual "pults" there is no movement of the head, nor is the noticeably open which again is the case with this alarm note. I have heard it many times before but had failed to recognize it as something apart and distinct. The nest at N 25.24 has 5 eggs in it, all cold. They warmth yesterday may have been the result of sun, and incubatio. has not really begun yet. Found turtles actually using the
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Fulica americana June 5 Jewel Lake, 510 ft., Contra Costa Co. Calif. wood nest at N 26. 18. The old egg nest at N 25. 19 is completely under water now. The old display platform at B/4. 5 is still extant and has fresh feces on it, probably a preening or night roosting place Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co. Calif. At 4 p. m. I watched the E ♂ trying to drive a ♀ Ruddy Duck out of the area. P20. Every time he charged the Ruddy ducked under and stayed under so long that the E♂ would lose interest and start to move away. Then the duck would surface right where she dived from and the E♂ would attack again only to have the duck dive. This was repeated 3 times before the E♂ decided it was a bad job and left for going to G21 to feed 1 black bodied flyng while the ♀ feeds the other. About 4:06 p. m. the SE(♂?) chased an M bird to S/4. The latter dived there, but not before the SE bird got a bill full of feathers. When the M bird surfaced, at about 1/6, it churned and then settled down to preen. Noticed one of the M birds (♂?) slinking out of the SE area with its body and neck depressed but its head up, in a charge except to the elevated land. At the same time the a SE bird was attacking the other M bird
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Fulica americana 480 I. GULLION 1950 June 5 Lake Temescal, +20 ft., Alameda Co. Calif.- At in the channel. Saw a dispute with paired display between a SW bird and what I suspect was the MF, that was at J9, with the M bird retreating to K8. Am sort of dubious about these reports of 5 yng in the E brood. These may be, but I sure haven't seen more than 3 at any time. They are still red billed but seem to be fairly free of body plumes. While the ♂ is caring for 3 yng at P27, the female has gone up by the boat dock to feed. 4:50 p.m. The ♀ come south to feed the yng and the ♂ meets her, going on. As he turned back and now they are moving N with the whole brood, at 4:52 walking along at P32, very close to shore. There are 3 yng with them and no more. 4:57 p.m. They have the 3 yng by the pampas grass at N37, and there are people playing on the beach just around the corner. As a couple of people st note-BW and Color shots taken of the brood nest at N26.18 and egg nest N25.24 at Jewel Lake. Also one from the bridge looking S. moved down the walk the parents started S with their brood, taking them well out on the lake to avoid the people. The ♀ keep two yng pretty close to her, but the one following ♂ got left way behind in the rush.
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Fulica Americana 481 Jewel Lake, 510 ft., Contra Costa Co., Calif. Egg 6 in nest N25.24, eggs warm, being incubated, but no sign of parent bird anywheres about. A large glob of feces on the nest and on a couple of eggs, including the new one. Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park, S.F. Co., Calif. 1 Coot on the lake today and that one has a bad wing, yellow legs, brown tibia and a large discolored area just below the shield. The shield is pointed below with a well defined border. This is probably a fairly old bird. It is also a female from its calls. A second seen a little further along the lake. This one also a yellow legged adult looks some - what younger than the first one. It has an enlarged shield, pointed and with a definite edge below. Mallard Lake, Golden Gate Park, S.F. Co., Calif. No Coots on this lake tho the habitat looks good. A Mute Swan is nesting and there are many broods of Mallards and at least one Ruddy Duck brood. Metcen Lake, Golden Gate Park, S.F. Co., Calif. This lake is too small and lacks suitable emergent vegetation. It has no Coots but there are several small Mallards present Floyd Lake, Golden Gate Park, S.F. Co., Calif. This lake might be large enough for Coots but it lacks emergent vegetation. Hence, none are present. A Snow Goose and several adult and young Mallards are.
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Fulica americana 482 June 7 Sprinkles Lake, Golden Gate Park, SF B., Calif. 3 Coots on this lake. It is an extremely atypical habitat. The shore of the lake paved all the way around so that nothing grows in the water. One bird had the square bottomed faded shield. The other two had pointed bottoms with sharp edges. These latter two were together or nosing, perhaps paired, surely not breeding. North Chain Lake, Golden Gate Ph, SF B., Calif. This lake looks suitable for about 2 pairs of Coots. The size is sufficient and there is an abundance of emergent vegetation, in the form of Scirpus and Iris and also lots of low overhanging willows etc. There are several Mallard broods of all ages, plus a ♂ white-winged Scoter and a ♀ Wewl Duck, both cripples. Middle Chain Lake, Golden Gate Park, SF B., Calif. This lake like the others at this end of the part, stunkes. It has three broods of Coots on it. One bird was seen that had its full immature plumage. That is the [illegible] gray stage with white under tail coverts, a gray bill etc. There is another brood of at least four feeding with a ♀, that have white fronts but still retain the red bills. The black halo is just beginning to appear on two of them. A third brood, ♂ at least two, are perhaps a week old, they still have some colored body plumes
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Fulica americana 483 tue 7 Middle Chain Lake, Golden Gate Park, SF Co., Calif. but are fairly good sized. There are also several broods of Mallards on the lake and at least 3 Pied billed Grebes which may mean a brood. It's an old one if it is - it is. Watched a Coot trying to charge these Grebes. The adult dived when the pressure was high but the young just sank into the water away and went around in circles frustrating the Coot. Watched the brood of four being fed by both parents, also doing a little feeding on their own. They look something like this: one of these young still has a narrow streak of black just penetrating into the white on the forehead. There seem to be two in the youngest brood, and there are at least two of the oldest brood, also at least 2 young Pied-billed Grebes. One of the parents of this youngest brood does is giving them a bad time, at least one of them. This lake has Iris, Scirpus and Pampas Grass as possible nesting cover. One nest, apparently the one this youngest brood belongs to, is in Iris. One of the young is standing on the damp that now - 9:15 a.m. There must be about 3 pairs of Coots on this lake. They seem to be getting along fairly well, but no doubt there are definite territorial
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GULLION 950 Fulica americana 484 June 7 Middle Chain Lake, Golden Gate Park, SF Co., Calif.- area. There must be at least 5 young Grebes, and I would say 6-8 broods of Mallards, from one that looks as if it hatched this morning to other that are quite well feathered. There is a large turtle in the lake, it must be a Snapping Turtle cause Sunch Wind Turtles never get that big. Its head is fully as large as my fist, and its casapace is about [illegible] 18 inches broad and at least 2 feet long. The shell didn't begin to cover the body. -South Chain Lake, Golden Gate Pk, SF B. Calif. No Coots, perhaps too small, some suitable habitat. -Laguna de la Merced, San Francisco Co., Calif.- Despite its large size and an abundant supply of reeds, and some cat-tails around the shore, there are very few, or appears to be very few, on this lake. Two were seen along the S arm. 11:35 a.m. Also saw one on a pool in Fleischhacker's [illegible] -Laguna Salada, San Mateo Co., Calif.- Quite a number of Coots were seen on this pond but a very severe headache on my part, and general illness, prevented further investigation. Had to call the whole trip off about 1:30 p.m. and return home. Worth a check back.
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Fulica Americana 485 me 8 Lake Temescal, /20 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. 6 eggs in nest T6. 5, the red one is completely buried, but neither parents are showing any concern for the nest. Three young in the SW brood, the oldest has two extensive white spots on its breast, with only a narrow black stripe up the middle. The other two are all black breasted. Found what is left of the carcass of one ymg on the S edge of the cat tails at T5. 11. It looks as if Coots (or ymg Buddies?) are using the Buddy nest at T6. for a roosting place. A new display platform is developing on a floating board at T5. 7. It is composed almost entirely of green cat-tail leaves. The T7.21 brood nest is well taken care of, and in use (my ymg?). The T6.5 platform is defunct. Brood nest at T6.18 is well built up, in very good repair, a fine looking nest, with a ramp developing on the N side. SW P is in the cat-tails nearly pooking at me. The "jooonk" note is not as general as I used to believe. It seems to be a note of anxiety; the "funk" is the more frequent note. Nest at T6.1 may still be in use, if so it is not in heavy use. It is not receiving the care given T6.18. The dead ymg from the SE pair is < 1. Finally saw one living ymg of SE brood. These birds are very
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GULLION 150 me 8 Fulica americana 486 Lake Temescal 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. - afraid of a new comer to the lake, a white Muscovy Duck. The structure at P16.2 is renewed and much built up, is composed almost entirely of coarse items etc now. Both parents nearly "cooing" and "putting." Also one red billed, black breasted ring w/ white & plumes on its head. The structure at P16.17 is also in good repair. Two yng watched, one with white on breast fairly extensive, see below - while the other has just Too thick Two white spots wide laterally, the latter still has a fairly prominent bald pate, the other much less so. Both have white plumes on their heads and both have orange-red bills. A new structure is well developed at D22. The first structure has completely vanished. The wood nest at S23.8 is well used and in good repair. Noticed the SW pair being especially antagonistic against ducks in the S inlet area, but the E pair were doing okay too. The Buddy nesting at 56.22 seems to be having plenty of trouble with the SE coots. The 3-yng
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June 7 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. In the E brood has no white on it at all. Tried to and took a color photo of the brood out on the open water. It won't be too sharp. The past two days' wind storm knocked down quite a mess of cat-tails, most of the Q 22 & Q 23 ones are leaning way over. Jewel Lake, 510 ft., Contra Costa Co., Calif. 2:05 p.m. saw all five yng feeding at FG 11-12. One has a faint suggestion of a halo remaining. Two oldest have very little of the light front remaining. All are feeding quite apart from the parents. One parent is in the cat-tails at C12, or C11. The other supposedly is on the nest. But it's not the case, the ♀ is at H15, the ♂ at G23, both feeding, I'll go down and check the nest real quick, see if a bird is on it. No the nest has been raided, all the eggs are gone, but the nest seems to be built up some more from its earlier size. Still no ramp. I'll have to look for another nest elsewhere, should be well along today. June 10 same locality - 11:42 a.m. - live been here for about ½ hour and have seen no yng. When I first arrived an adult was seen towards the N part of the pond, and just now the ♂ came out of c12 and crossed to F10, giving the "punk" note. Finally a ymg appeared,
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Fulica americana 488 Jewel Lake, 53 ft., Contra Costa Co., Calif. apparently the spurge - it still shows a suggestion of a halo, it has a pattern much like that on page 474 only with less white on the head & neck. 11:53a.m. now the J has moved to F/10. outside site P "painted" front to the abuts. The J got up on a stick and preened for a few moments and as he did so it was possible to see the P band on his legs, on the left. Another darker syr with white-tail coverts appeared. A couple of kids shot at one with an air-gun just as it dived. Apparently they didn't hurt it for a full count of 5 was made at 12:20 p.m. At least 3 have some white under-tail-coverts, including one lying with the remnants of a halo. There is also at least one without any white under tail coverts. Two with faint halos have a couple of white dabs laterally for the white coverts, but no tail, 2 others, darker birds (see below) have A tail. All bet there is a nest with eggs in it, under incubation around. 12:43 p.m. a second bird appeared
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Fulica Americana 489 eve 10 Jewel Lake, 510 ft. Contra Costa Co., Calif- calling the O's to give a series of the low "punks" that are given in such occasions. They were moving down from the H17 area. A couple of these young have very dark bills. One of the older yng has my light gray below the water line, its breast being the same color as its back, only the frontal area above the water being a light gray. 1:02 p.m. - Both adults are out feeding on the S pool, one at G8, the other D-144. I have not seen these yng being fed by the parents for several days. The oldest of these yng is still younger than the immature seen @ on Middle Chain Lake in Golden Gate Park on June 7. Also the yng feed and move quite independently of the adults, still they quickly heed warnings by the adults. Just now I dropped my pen, as I reached down to pick it up, the white pages of this notebook attracted the O's attention. he gave several low "punks" and the yng in its vicinity rather quickly responded. This low warning note of the male is remarkably similar to the low & "punk" I am confused by it quite frequently, tho it doesn't really have the nasal quality of the & when it is heard alone it seems tricky. This is probably the only call in which there is overlap. 1:14 p.m. tho O chased the & into the cattails
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Fulica Americana $90 Jewel Lake, 5/8th, Contra Costa Co., Calif. At 14, giving his "Ruk-ruk" notes. These just may have been some copulative chick in there. I haven't seen a platform there, but after the proper interval the ? came out, then a few moments later, again a proper interval, the ? came out. Both to feed in the S pool. Platform at P25.21 pretty well defunct. Nest N 25.24 looks as if it is still in use for something, no loop in it as I placed one, just to check. Plat- form, or wood nest at N26.18 may he give me, can't tell for sure. It is getting dim. 5:25 p.m. - the ? was at K28, on the edge of the cat-tails, the ? came charging into her for about 125, giving the "Ruk-ruk"-"Rukz-Rukz" deal as he came, they vanished into the cat-tails a moment, then he came out first and she was close behind, he chased her and she gave that laughing sound, diving twice to avoid his too close pursuit - finally they both stopped at green at J26. I think their next nest will be in the same general area as the others. I'm not convinced that a predator got the eggs, the fact the nest is still in use, or seems to be and the fact it was little of any damaged makes me wonder if one of the ?s. didn't pull the eggs into the water. Incidentally I found another egg from the P25.7 nest it was floating nearby, with a little mud on
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Julica Americana 491 Jme 12 Lake Temescal, 420ft., Alameda Co. Calif. 8:30 a.m. The SE pair are feeding one black yng at T 8.25 - it has the bald pate etc, but has lost most of the body plumes but is retaining the head plumes. A moment before, tho a SW bird was at F 10 w/ 1 yng, patrolling against a nearby ♀ Mallard w/ 3 newyng. A ♀ Ruddy with yng in the cat-tails nearly was not molested. Later 3 SW yng were seen feeding with and being fed by tho adults. The M pair seem more firmly entrenched in the M area than ever. Both birds are swimming around in the channel almost as if they owned it, on the other hand the M ♀ seems to have a way of driftting to the N side of the island whenever the SW ♂ appears in the area. Just now the M ♀ was 'purkely' from about K 8.21. One of the E brood has a crippled leg. Only platform in the K 7 area is at K 7.17. Nest J 6.5 finally converted to a wood nest. Eggs A, C, & J found floating in the water nearby. No real defense, tho ♀ 'gamb-ming' at me giving a vigorous bob of the head. With the true 'pooorb' note, which is not too frequently given, there is little or no head bobbing SE ♀ just went out to chase a ♂ Mallard from I 8 to I 10, 'pooning' as she returned from there. Platform at J 5.7, is
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GULLION 950 Fulica americana 492 me12 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. - near the end of a big hole somebody opened in the cat-tails over the weekend and doesn't look much used today. Brood nest at J7.21 is in good shape and looks much used. There birds may also be using the old Ruddy Duck nest at J6.16, at least there is a lot of fecal matter on it which looks like Cast feces. The I6.1 nest is still in use. Both parents were "pooing" and "puhking" as I waded in their area. The nest at I6.18 is much the heaviest used, and is very well built up and care for. I am interested to see how well the well-woven nest of the Ruddy Duck without a ramp holds up despite evident heavy use. It is being entered and left from the same [illegible] position which helps in this matter, but while a Cast nest requires constant constructive work, this Ruddy nest has had nothing basically changed since it was built about May 9. 10 a.m. - A SW bird just routed a couple of birds from G17 north. The brood nest at P16.2 is really built up, the nest at P16.17 is less well attended to. Both E birds voiced while I was in the P16 area and then accompanied me to O22 as I moved up there. Watched the E one feeding vigorously on a partly peeled floating orange.
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Fulica americana June 12 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. The new platform at Q22 is not being further developed, at least not at the moment. The structure at Q23.8 seems to be in a good state of repair and may be in use. The M territory is such that the formally neutral area about J13 seems abandoned and now the 4 flock birds are feeding at EF25-26. The M area seems to extend to about HJJ17, or perhaps a little further. The 3 E brood yq seem to be very close to the same plumage stage. One has more club-feathers around the bill than the other, but otherwise they are very much alike. They all have white breasts but more white fronts, bills are all orange red, the pate is covered with black down on each, all have a band of white (faded) wing feathers around the head below the pate area, but most of other plumes are gone. One seemed to be without club-feathers, another with a few. This latter is the one with a crippled right foot. These eggs from nest J6.5 give stinks. Egg C- vol. 28.5 cc - 35.8 x 50.4 mm Egg A- vol. 33 cc - 36.0 x 51.0 mm. Egg J- vol. [illegible] 28.0 cc - 33.5 x 51.9 mm. Nest C12.13 - Jewel Lake, 1949 Egg 6 - hatched p.m. May 5, 1949. vol. 26 cc - 34.1 x 49.5 mm. next page.
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Fulica americana 494 Nest M25.19 - Jewel Lake, 1950 - N pair Egg 4 - vol. 21.5 cc, 31.3 x 47.0 mm. Nest 16.1 - Lake Temescal - 1950 - S/D pair Egg 8 - vol. 27 cc- Nest P25.7 - Jewel Lake, 1950 - N pair Egg 5 - vol. 23 cc - 32.1 x 47.3 mm. Egg - vol. 22 cc - 31 1/2 x 45.4 mm. Egg - vol. 24.5 cc - 31.8 x 48.4 mm. me 13 Jewel Lake, 510 ft., Contra Costa Co. Calif. 3:13 p.m.- just watched this pair cooquate. In this pair the ♂ has the squarish shield, the ♀ the pointed gist the reverse of Lake Temescal. The ♂ had been fishing at HI 4 since about 3 p.m. About 3:05 the ♂ came down to FG 12, joining the flock of immatures feeding there. After feeding with them for about 6 minutes he moved S met the ♀ at H6. They fed close together for a moment, then the ♂ moved over to her, giving that cough, with his bill wide open and admitting a barely audible sound, she moved off in a subdued brace, he close behind moving to some floating cat-tail stems at 68.10 (where the immatures are often seen standing out of the water preening etc), she was arched from the squat position, gave no call, he mounted and adjusted himself within taking a hold of her with his bill, but
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Fulica americana 495 June 13 Jewel Lake, 510 ft., Contra Costa Co., Calif.- holding on with his claws, and making his wings to balance, then he leaped back, as with the ♂ E birds at Temescal, in transmission proceeded, to the count of 1001/1002--and finished, he popped off into the water while she stood up and preened. He moved off feeding, and a couple of minutes later he was feeding with the immatures at FG 12-13 and she at HT 4-5. The elapsed time was about 3 minutes between when he left the immatures copulated and returned. The mutual notes and display were involved, that is, the "coughing" of the ♂, the chase with the ♀ bracing, the arch and the post-copulatory preening by the ♀, but there was no preliminary courtship play, no billing, nibbling and otherwise displaying, vocally or otherwise. One immature still has restricted undertail coverts, but they are present. The others all have fairly well developed tail coverts. This bird with the poorly defined tail coverts has the lightest frontal surface; this 2 more are not a whole lot darker. The darkest has a big medium gray frontal surface, no light gray and a very dark band down to the nape at the neck.
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Fullea americana 496 Jun 13 Jewel lake, 5/8ft. Contra Costa Co., Calif. Other bird has a less extensive black band on the neck. All have dark bills, the oldest having the darkest bill. The youngest still has a suggestion of orange on its bill. The youngest is about as the drawing on page 488 - but also with a white pre-ocular spot and with a band of hoary plumes around the head just below the eyes -- rals! Notice that all but the oldest had have the pre-ocular white spot. Only one of the birds seems to have the white hoary appearance below the rals, but 2 others have a neck that is a little lighter gray than the rals, but it is a solid gray, not mottled with the lighter stuff. I have not seen any of these birds being fed by the parents. As they feed pretty much together most of the time every so often one goes way away from the other foraging. They are doing most of their feeding by tipping for Potamogeton. I hear the or giving a series of low "pucks" from
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Fulica americana 1/3 Jewel Lake, 5'0 ft., Contra Costa Co., Calif. About 1:14. No response from the F who has been feeding at GHT 4-5 most of the afternoon. 4:30 p.m. M is out of the cat-tails feeding along with 4 of the 5 yq; he is moving S, the F is moving N at H 7; M at F9 going towards her giving a "purr" or "kurk" note; she gave a "poozb", moved to the platform at G8.10 climbed on it and went into the squat asch. He came over, climbed onto the platform, mounted but didn't get balanced and either fell off or was dumped. At least they didn't copulate, she got off the platform without preening and started to (4:33) swim off. He chased her, giving her a "purr-kurk-kurk" note and trying to grab her head; she dived to get away. He stopped to feed and she preened when she surfaced, then moved to her usual post for feeding where she is at 4:38 p.m. 4:39 the F was on the platform preening but a moment before an immature was also seen. Now he has moved out to F8 to feed on pondweed. Univ. Calif. Campus, Alameda Co., Calif. Noticed the other day that all the lettuce and carrot-tops in the water were gone but that Potamogeton and Myriophyllum was still present, tho reduced. Also some wilted carrot-tops
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GULLION 250 Tulica americana 498 13 Univ. Calif. Campus, Alameda Co., Calif. remained on shore. Putting those into the water yesterday, they were much washed upon by today, the not noticeably less witted. ne 14 Swisum Marshes Soland Co., Calif.- With Mr. Ralph Noble of the Swisum Refuge, Weissenberg and I spent the day looking for Coots in this area. We went to the Mallard Gun Club at the E end of the area first, then onto Grizzly Island, investigating the Channel Gun Club and an area just a little ways to the E. No Coots on the Mallard or Channel Clubs, at least none seen. Found one in a little area of open water just to the E of the lake. This bird did not flush until nearly stepped on. It had green yellow-green legs, was a 7 with slightly but not greatly enlarged feetes. Harry couldn't find any fludkes in it. It was in good physical shape, bursa 28 mm, very slender & white. Its tail appeared to be in molt, at least it had some pin feather for rectrices. The frontal shield was no more than SS, somewhat featheredged No parasites were found on this bird #78. We moved from there to the Swisum Refuge on Joie Island. At the E end of this area one Coot was flushed but we didn't get close
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Fulica Americana 499 1/20 June 14 San Simons Marsh, Solans Co., Calif. - At it. Moving them to the west end of the refuge, we flushed 4 Coots, all adults, from an area of Scirpus americanus. One of these was hit but not recovered. What was amazing in the whole area is the abundance of what I believe to be suitable habitat and a complete absence or at least no evidence of breeding Coots. There are lots of broods of Mallards, Redwells and Cinnamon Teal, also a few Puddies and Pintails, and one of Mallard's Shovelers, but no Coots. Both species of cat-tails go present here (Typha angustifolia and Californica), Scirpus americanus, a Cases or 2 w 3, a trangular- bullrush (Scirpus [illegible]) and much Potamogeton. The cat-tails here are ahead of those in the Bay area. The narrow-leaved havelost the staminate flowers and the pistilate flowers are well along while the broad-leaved species seems to be just about finished with the staminate flowers, the some pollen is still around. The only habitat difference that I can see is the difference between the brackish water here and to fresh water at Jewel Lake and Kate Empelcal. At Vallejo on the way home we saw a pond with typical
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GULLION 50 Fulica americana 500 Jun 14 Solano Co., Calif. Cool trails in the algae, so stopping we saw one adult and 3-1 week old yng. Jun 18 Lake Temescal, 420ft, Alameda Co., Calif. Nest J 6.5 has deteriorated into a flat brooding platform, not nest like for any way. The Ruddy Duck nest at J 6.16 has been pretty badly smashed down and is no more the well bond structure it was earlier. The second Ruddy Nest has been destroyed or abandoned, at least 1 egg is in the water nearly, and the nest looks to be in use by Coots. Whether they had any thing to do with its demise I don't know, but doubt. This SE pair is surely raising a sympus as I work in the cat-tails at this end. They have 1 yng, a black boded individual with some colored plumes on its wings, orange bill and hoary head. Broad nest at J 7.21 is well built up, under good repair, and well used. Nest I 6.7 is in good repair, well built up and well used. Nest I 6.18 is well built up very large, about as large a Coot structure as I have seen. Its rim is 8 in above the water, it is 18 in across outside diameter and 8 in across the cup. Both P 16.2 and .17 in good shape the the former is in the best condition, being well built up with a good cup.
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V. GULLION 1950 Fulica Americana 50/ nd No.: Reference: 96-71638 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE PATUXENT RESEARCH REFUGE LAUREL, MARYLAND May 17, 1950 Mr. J. E. Myers c/o Durkee Famous Foods 2900 - 5th Street Berkeley, California 2-5-50 Reference is made to your letter of Telephone regarding bird wearing a band with the above number and which you report was: Found injured, band not removed and bird released "It seemed to be okeh but could not fly." February 5, 1950 Berkeley, Alameda County, California nd: Also "There were two tags on a safety pin, pinned the skin at the back of the neck. They were orange colored ggs with red stripes or wide red band on each side of each tag." Our information on the banding of this bird is as follows: especies: American Coot age:Imm. sex:- anded at: Lake Temescal, Alameda County, California ate: February 3, 1950 y: Gordon W. Gullian On behalf of this Service and the bander may we thank 6/14/50 Dear Sir: The coot was found on the premises of Durkee Famous Foods - 717 Heinz Ave - Berkeley by me or our employees, in a debased condition apparently unable to fly. J. E. Myers
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Fulica americana 552 June 18 Lake Temescal, 400ft, Alameda Co. Calif. Both E birds came down belatedly to dispute my intrusion into this area. Flushed a Mallard hen out that just might be nesting theseabouts. The 3 E yng moving to 716 from further N, gave a "pzeep" "pzeep" note as they Came in. That is one was a clear pzeep, the other was a less clear note. The one with the crippled foot made no noise.. Didn't examine 22-23 area closely because of some piles nearby.. The oldest E yng has the crippled leg. All three have good black haloes, the oldest has a few faded wire-feathers. The next has still more faded wire feather, while theyoungst still has a few closed wire feathers. All three have the pre-ocular spot. All three also have the black pied area their near the tips of I noted bills. Earlier, yng have that its 3 sw just beginning to lose the brilliant bills that are reddish-orange color. Univ. Calif. Campus, Alameda Co. Calif. Egg volumes & series. 2nd Nest T6.5 - Lake Temescal, 1950. Egg F - vol. 30.5 cc, 35.5 x 52.1 mm. Egg G - vol. 31 cc, 34.8 x53.8 mm. Nest P25,7 - Jewel Lake, 1950 Egg ? - vol. 24.5 cc 31.8 x 48.4 mm. (see page 493-494)
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Fulica americana 503 June 18 Jewel Lake, 5/10 ft., Contra Costa Co., Calif. 3 yng seen on S pool at 1:10 p.m. but 1:15 p.m. 4 yng present - all in medium gray immature plumage. Two youngest still have distinct preocular spot; one has a faint one, all have well developed tails and under coverts. Dive been here for 20 minutes now and still no adults seen. A moment ago something tried to catch a Red-wing as it hovered low over the water after an insect. Nest N26.18 still in good shape and in use. Nest N25.24 - no eggs but still in use. Platform P25.21 - a few paths around but otherwise little sign of use. Nest P25.7 - still present but not utilized. What may be a new nest or platform is at H21.2. It is a loose pile of both green and dead cat-tail leaves. I suspect it is a platform and that a nest is nearby. The nest with 8 eggs (marked 1-8) is at H17.2. Eggs warm. Nest largely of dead broad-leaved cat-tail, some green from the surrounding narrow- leaved worked in. No sign of adults. Nest is about 3 feet in from open water, not much ramp but what there is faces E. Relatedly the page before had three uncertain "pools" from near H15. June 19 same locality - 7:45 a.m. - flushed off nest H17.2 - still 8 eggs, all warm. No moved out into the open part of the lake
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GULLION 150 Fulica Americana 505 me 19 Jewel Lake, 5/10 ft, Contra Costa Co., Calif. churning and puttering. 8:20 a.m. - 1 adult and 5 immatures are feeding in the area H-K 24-27. Can't tell whether or not a bird is on nest H17,2. me 20 Almir. Calif. Campus. Alameda Co., Calif. G-V9 - square shield, legs greenish yellow, no wing molt, shield SS and scaly. T-97 - no wing molt, legs yellow-green, shield SS, class 8. D/O - lost left tag, legs greenish yellow - almost in Y class, no wing molt, shield growing some, S, class. T99. legs greenish yellow no sign of wing molt. TOO - legs yellowish-green, shield 7S, swollen in a tent like manner, no wing molt. V9 - really yellow legs, shield flat, class 9, no wing molt. Y-XR - legs, yellow green. Shield shows little sign of regrowth. No wing molt, shield 4S. W-R-(T95) - killed, p shield photographed in BW,10 S, weight 4.54 grams, shield in Bovins, leg saved, ?, no large follicle, in fact whole ovary small, undeveloped, a few 1-2 mm. follicles but mostly smaller. Buts a 20 mm long, but very narrow. This bird was in good physical shape, with a good supply of fat on it. me 21 Lake Temescal, 4-20 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. The H pair don't seem to be making any headway towards nesting. The structure at K7.17 is still extant but is not much developed in recent days. cIt seems to be settling from lack of new additions of material. Puddy nest 56.16
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Fulica Americana 506 Neck dangles used in this study- symbols used in text for these tags are: 1 - /W/B; 2 - B/W; 3 - B/W; 4 - Xw; 5 - W; 6 - III; 7 - w/b. The symbols always refer to the pattern of the right tag (indicated by arrows). me 2/ Lake Temescal 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif.- has finally been beaten to pieces. It is probably no longer usable for Coots. The Ruddy nest at J6.22 is in heavy use by Coots, it has a lot of feces on it. The nest at J 7.21 is looking a lot like an egg nest, it has a nice new ramp, no feces, a well formed cup and generally all the attributes of an egg nest. Nest I G. 1 - still well built up and in good repair. Nest I G. 18 is
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Enicla Americana 507 ne 21, lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif.- becoming more and more massive. What looks like the start of another structure is at H 7.24. The HF still seems to be staying near his territory but not too effectively. Both P16.2 + .17 are still in good shape. The former looks as if it is being readied for eggs. It's about time for a second clutch to appear in this pair. The ♂ has lost his Tags but the ♀ still has hers. The nest at Q 22 is not in use again and the Q 23.8 affair seems to be abandoned. As both birds swim near me, the ♀ is "poonking" and "punk- unkeying" interchangeably; the ♂ is giving mostly the "punk-one" note with only an occasional "punk?". The SW pair are keeping their area pretty well clear of Mallards, with one chase being seen at E13-14 as one SWadult attempted to clear a half dozen Ducks from that area. Later, when a fellow threw some bread crumbs etc out at 921, the birds showing interest did not come in any closer than about N20-22, since the E ♂ was busy gathering the food up and taking it to his brood now 017. As he moved down with the bread his mate came to meet him and to carry some of the food to the young. The mate got quite a bit of the bread, most of it he carried in about 10 trips. B to his brood at 017. Finally, the pair of
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Fulica americana 508 me 21 Lake Temescal, 42ft, Alameda Co., Calif. Tagged Mallards got into where the food was until it was all gone. Of the Coots, while came over showing interest but never got near the food. When the adults get to the yung they feed the first one they get to, which means the crippled one gets a very small share of the food. The two others both meeting their parents as they approach. Now the ♀ is coming down with the ♂, he picks up the food, she takes part of it, and together they return to the brood, still at 16-17 10:05 a.m. I seen at L2 - so he is still on the lake and both tags still on. There seems to be little inter-specific antagonism in the SE area. B Mallards were tolerated there while the SE ♂ fed within a couple of feet of them. The SE yung is in the all black stage, with bright orange-red bill. It is feeding pretty much by itself. The SE birds were bowing and nibbling, first the ♂ bowed and then nibbled on the bowing, then he'd bow and she'd nibble. The SE yung is in a stage where the wise feathers still are colored, but all the [illegible] plumes are lost. A little later the wise feathers fade out and then the yung gets the hoary appearance to its head. 10:33a.m. - just now there was a rather severe clash at I 8.24. Both SW and both SE birds were in it. Apparently the ♂'s were doing the actual fighting. The SW yung
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Fulica Americana 509 June 21 Lake Tamesal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif.- were nearby, "peeping." Much paired display. Once, the SW attacked the SE as he was in display. he quickly turned the and returned the attack. 10:41 - The attack having been ended for several minutes, the SE was up on a road at J7.9, in a partial arch, no note, just the plumage display. After a moment or two he stopped and preened and they departed Tried to photograph the E brood with their white-footed stage. June 22 Jewel Lake, 510 ft., Contra Costa Co., Calif.- About 1:20 p.m. I watched two medium gray immature react to a snake swimming in the S pool. Surprisingly it was one of curiosity, they followed along more or less beside and to the rear of it as it moved over the surface of the now emergent pond well. On one clear area the snake went under water and one immature followed it very closely as it moved under water. Two of these immatures still have a fairly light gray breast, but they are mostly medium gray, some indication of dark gray appearing on the head and maps of a couple of birds. Their bills are all dark. The white pre-ocular spot is no longer present on any bird. 8 warm eggs in nest H17.2 - no birds anywhere around, later I found the nearest adult (sex?) at I.24 feeding with 4 immatures, while the mate
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N. GULLION 1950 Fulica Americana 5/10 T88 (YR) 5/10/50 #654 (XC) 4/19/50 T85 (NGE) 5/10/50 see p. 453-455
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W. GILLION 1950 Fulica americana 511 T95 5/10/50 (W-R) T95 5/17/50 T95 5/17/50 see p. 454
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Fuller 1950 Fulica americana 512 T96 (G-x/B) 5/10/50
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Euliea americana 513 June 22 Jewel Lake, 570ft Contra Costa Co, Calif- was at J28. I was at the nest at about 2:50 p.m. Now, ten minutes later, the closest adult is drifting towards the nest area. I pulled a few cat-tails from in front of this nest, and also cleard two holes through the cat-tails so I can see when any bird approaches or leaves the nest. Since the ♂ is the bird with the pointed shield in this pair, he is the bird nearest the nest. But now the ♀ is moving S along the west side of the open water and has stopped to feed at J24. Only four of the immatures are out feeding. They seem to be completely independent of the adults. They act like a normal flock rather than much of a family group. 3:06- now the 2 adults have worked together to do some billing and bowing at A23. Here comes the fifth yng, working N from S part of the pond. 3:17 p.m. - all five yng are feeding together on the open water and a minute ago they were greening there. About 3:15 p.m. one bird was apparently in on the platform at M2. giving a series of low calls. That bird, or another, came out of there, moved over towards the rim, apparently giving some sign of threat since the yng started "peepin'" and keeping well ahead of the advancing parent. Then the parent turned S working towards the nest 3:22 p.m. When the parent
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Fulica Americana 514 time 22 Jewel Lake, 510ft., Central Costa Co., Calif. -dived for a moment the min persisted in their fleeing and remained in place for while when she came up, some started to go into the begging pose, but stopped quick when she started a semi-charge. Starting S at 3:22 she worked down to H17.21, working into the edge of the cat-tails then then worked along the cat-tail edge passing right by the nest, then turning N past it again, finally going into the nest
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GULLION 1950 Fulica americana 515- June 22 BM 502.70' Scale 0 50 100' JEWEL LAKE Tilden Regional Pa Contra Costa Co., Calif. my position clearings NEST ----- limits of open water Wandering of ▶ 3:40- p.m. B-bath. N
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GULLION 950 Fulica americana 516 June 22 Jewell Lake 510 FT. Contra Costa Co. Cal.- things on the surface. The immatures feed more or less together most of the time, but seem to do so apart from the adults. 4:27 p.m. after drifting to G22-some people came to J18 and he moved N to I 27. Now 4:30 p.m. he has gone back into the cat-tails at K28, precisely at K28.7.-for the 2nd time: I would guess its about time for him to relieve his mate. 4:36 p.m. He is still in the cat-tails at K28. The immatures are feeding, scattered all over the lot. 4:38 he came out, moved to the open water to feed. He seems to be moving more directly S., 4:41 he's at G21 still stopping to feed etc, but still drifting S. 4:42-Now he's moving a little north. 4:47-some daydreaming and I lost track of him. I think he is still on the north pool though. 4:59 p.m. in the last few minutes the fog has closed solidly over the hill to the west and for awhile no birds were to be seen. Now 5:02 four immatures are back on the open water feeding. 5:06 p.m. don't know where the O went to, he may be on the nest, I'm not sure. 5 immatures are feeding on the open water, but no adults. He apparently was feeding in the E22-28 area all this time. for he came out at 5:10 p.m.
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GULLION 950 Fulica americana 562 -526- ne 27 Lake Temescal 420 H., Alameda Co., Calif.- The structure at P16.17 is defunct has been abandoned and become entirely defunct since the 21st. One yng of the E pair is in the white-footed black billed stage. It was alone at K-N13 while the parents were patrolling against me out of P16. As this young was moving around it got out to about K13, running afoul of M5, patrolling at D12. The yng seemed to recognize the display and quickly retreated from the vicinity. This yng has the well defined black halo etc. The crippled yng was seen a few moments later, it is pretty much in the medium gray phase. The structure at P16.2 is much developed and in good repair- No eggs, I don't know whether it will get any or not. The M5 seems to be quite aggressive, chasing two birds as far as H17 and displaying against them. The "pook" and "pulque" are equivalent notes, the "punk2" and "pubk2" equivalent notes- the first pair are notes of alarm or warning, given by disturbed birds, the latter two are notes of birds not particularly disturbed. But I can't figure any single significance for them. A new structure is under development at D23.10. This is resting about 6 inches above the water among a dense mass of wind toppled cat-tails. A ramp may be
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Fulica americana -527 me 27 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. - started on the E side, I am not sure. This beginning base is composed mostly plog wet and dry pieces of narrow-leaved cat-tail (both species are in the surrounding vegetation tho the rest is in broad-leaved). There seem to be few if any stems worked in. First the male splatted up to defend then the ♀ replaced him and he went back to care for 2 couple of young. A new platform is located in the @ 22 clump, it looks like a display or copulatory platform just a loose aggregation of cat-tail stems, both old and new. There may be only 2 lynq left in the E wood. -When I came in this morning O was seen feeding in the S bay, both tags on and in good shape. One egg in nest K 7.17-some kids were nearly so I didn't investigate further. What may have been destored to be a display platform was at K 7.13-also some stray cat-tails at K 9.3. Neither K nor trids showed any great concern about this nest. A well built platform at L 4.3-well used, must be a display affair. It is flat, about 1/2 inches above the water all wet composed of long dried cat-tail leaves, [illegible] mostly narrow-leaved. A little green stuff laid in, it is about 1 foot in diameter, and nearly round. The ♂ "julgued" at me all the while as I examined this structure.
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V. GULLION 1950 Fulica Americana -528- Jne 27 Lake Temescal, 420 ft Alameda Co., Calif. This L4.3 platform is well concealed. The Buddy nest at J6.22 is still in good shape and being used by the cools for some purpose. The nest at J7.21 tho in good shape, is so exposed from some recent washing of cat- tails by someone that I doubt it will have any future. Of the SW brood, one has a fairly dark bill, the other two still have quite orange bills. The nest at J6.5 is completely abandoned and completely gone. The nest at J6.1 is still extant, but may not be in use. The SW pair have a display platform at H6.15, just a collection of dried cat-tail leaves piled on some cat-tails broken down by someone wandering in the marsh. It is new since the 21st, as is the platform at L43. The deal at H7.24 that was merely an accumulation of cat-tail stems or- the 21st is now a very bulgeous nest with a ramp facing to the N. It seems to be nearly as large as the J6.18 nest: Both parents are out in the water tho ? "gulguriq", the♀ "poonking". Also the 3 yng are nearly "inhewiping" - when the♀ turns to feed the yng she shifts from the "poonk" to "punk". The "poonk" is accompanied by leaf pocking but the "punk" is not. The H7.24
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Fulica Americana 529 emo87 Lake Temescal, 42ft., Alameda Co., Calif. - Nest has a well formed tho wet cup. Another display structure, composed mostly of green cat-tails, is at H6.4. The nest at I 6.18 is still in use, well built up with a wet cup. Wet cups in old nests or feces on or about the structures seems to always indicate that it is a brood nest. Though egg nests may be built of wet-cattails they are allowed to dry and the nest itself is kept dry and free of feces. Found a foot secondary and several other feathers about nest II 6.18, indicate that molting may be commencing. Jewel Lake 510ft. Contra Costa Co., Calif. - 12:45 p.m. - a bird is incubating at H17.2- no other coots visible on the pond. At 1:25 the S approached the N from the S, to G/6.16 then saw the car, so he stopped and moved S. At 1:29 he returned, went to the nest, with a bill full of dried cat-tail leaves and went up on the ramp to give them to the incubating bird. After he departed, away along the open edge, to H12, but at 1:33 was back at the nest again with a load of cat tails. Again the stuff was taken by the S and he departed. All this while two immatures were feeding at G/15-16. Once one of these immatures tried begging but the S pocketed it, another time, a young was in the route
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Fulica americana 530 June 27 Jewel Lake, 5/8 ft. Contra Costa Co., Calif.- of the ? is not got pecked. Both of these immatures are very nearly the size of the adult. In fact one looks to be fully as large as the adult or larger. 2:41 p.m. The O came up to the nest from the S, with a bill full of long dried cat-tail leaves. As he came up the ramp I got down off the nest and left to the S. A few low "puts" were heard. The O spent about 1 minute preening etc. before settling on the nest. To 3:48 p.m. There was not a second shift. The incubation pattern is different here, but just what the difference is I don't know, except longer intervals. 4:00 p.m. No defense of nest when I waded to it. The eggs all very warm, but #3 is missing. No adult even in the vicinity. A couple of moments later as I moved out to pull some cat-tails, the O got out of the cat-tails about 10 feet south and proceeded to churn and "pulque" and generally carry on. Four gray immatures moved N along the cat-tails on the E side and he worked over as if to join them. At 4:30 a bird might be on the nest. I'm not sure, 5 immatures are feeding at on the clear water of the N pool, what clear water is left.
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Fulica americana 531 GULLION 050 June 27 Lake Tamescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co. Calif. At between 9:30 and 10:00 p.m. tonight after dark, the one egg in nest K 7.17 was warm and marked, both adults and two yng were in the P/6 area and the P/6.2 nest was warm. The [illegible] checking nests at the S end I found nests J7.21, I6.18, I6.1 and H 7.24 all warm that is being used. The old Buddy nest at J6.22 was cold. A bird was giving a "puple-white" note repeatedly near to K 7.17 nest first a few minutes after I'd been out to it. June 28 same locality - Checking back at 2:15 a.m., found a freshly laid egg in nest K 7.17. A bird had been on the nest and apparently lurked in the cat-tails nearby. After I departed I heard a cackle from there. Checking nests at Q 23.8 and Q 23.10 found them both cold. Also the platform at L 4.3. The ♀ was quite concerned about this new Q 23.8 nest. Only the ♂ was with the yng at P/6.2.
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Fulica americana 532 June 28 Univ. Calif. famous Alameda Cs. Pakif. PL6 - shield photographed BW, shield 8 x 13 mm, shape of class 11, SS. Legs YG, no molt, partly temped. Bursa about 22 mm - tags not on as securely as could be wished for. T96 - Shield photographed in BW, shield 7x9 mm, shape of class 8, F. legs YG, no tags, no molt, Bursa-15 mm. a very mild tempered bird, T99-shield photo BW, size class 10 SS, legs GY, moderate temper, no molt, bursa 16 mm, notag. VG- weight 444 gms, shield photo. BW condition 4 F, Bursa ? mm taken before removal, legs Y. (Bursa couldn't be probed) Shield and testes in Bovins. Testes about 10 mm long, hence not greatly enlarged. Bursa very short, little more than the pocket present, probed is 10 mm. X-YR- shield photo BW, class 4 S weight 371 grams, Bursa in place 28 mm, legs YG, no sign of eutrogen pellet under skin, frontal shield and tongue in Bovins. Clary with several small but well defined follicles, one possible corpora lutea. Follicles larger than in any other bird live handled in Boim Bursa on this bird 30 mm long, white and flabby, nearly as large as any live worked with. Filed it in Bovins.
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July 1950 Fulica americana 532 June 28 Univ. Calif. Campus, Alameda Co. Calif. Both killed birds were sexed first by their syrinx and secondly by their gonads. Two mercuric smears made from IOG's and the tongue of Y X was saved. Weenber found a nasal fluke in IOY and also the nematode ulcer. P10- shield photo BW, class 8 but 7x9 mm, SS. wt. 379 grams. Bursa 23 mm in place, legs XG , sex F . Bursa 25 mm, white and pointed narrow but not pin like. Ovary with several distinct but small follicles, still larger than winter birds. June 29 Lake Temescal, 420ft., Alameda Co. Calif. At 1a.m. a new egg was in nest K7.17. Since it was so very much warmer than the other two eggs I suspect it had been laid during a few minutes previous to 1a.m. A bird was flushed from The nest. The F was brooding 2 eggs at P16.2 while the E H roosted nearly on a floating board. Nest P16.2 was of course warm. Nests Q23.8 + .10 both cold. Nest J7.21, I6.18,I6.1 and H 7.24 all warm. Ruddy nest J6.22 cold. Lots of birds were flushed from this sev., Buddy, Mallards, Red-wings as well as Cotes. same locality at 11:35 p.m. the F (SE) was on nest 157.17- only 3 eggs. 11:43 p.m. a bird gave a series of sharp 'punk' trills, a little resembling the jackel but actually quite
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Fulica americana 534 June 29 Lake Towlesal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. A different note. It's the same note I've heard on the two previous nights after disturbing the nesting bird. Moon is bright enough to write this by tonight -- it also is warm actually hot up on the hill but about 15-20° cooler here around the lake. Checking the P16 area, found the two E'ing both in P16.2 while the ♂ was on a board a few feet to the E and the ♀ was on some pushed over cat-tails a few feet to the N. Found a well developed nest at ♂ 22 just west of their earlier nest. Nest ♂ 23.10 dem'abandoned. Despite the warm temperature and bright moon there seems to be no nocturnal activity by any birds. Only the Bullfrog giving an occasional series of croaks. June 30 same locality -- From 12 m. to about 12:30 a.m. I checked the west side of the lake for roosting Coos. After a great deal of difficulty I was able to drive two out from the willows at F17 and at D29. W/BL was one of the birds at F17. Both of the F17 birds dived repeatedly, one working to F22 by repeated dives, the other going out quite a ways into the lake and then working back to F17 by repeated dives. The birds from E D29 took no such evasive action but they returned to their roosting site as soon as they could. The intermittent roosting of a pair of Horned Owls from the hill to the E may have had something to
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Fulica Americana 535 June 30 Lake Temescal, 700 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. - do with this behavior, but I doubt it. At 12:50 a m. a new egg was in nest K 7.17. Nests J7.21, I6.1, I6.18 and H 7.24 all warm and in use. July 1 Univ. Calif. Campus Alameda Co., Calif.- Bird O/B (T91) -shield photo BW, both frontal and lateral views. The red part of the shield is still missing, or at least most of it is. Shield 4 SS-but 6x6 mm rather than 8x8. Legs YG, temper good. No indication of molting yet; under wing coverts very mottled. Bursa 24 mm. Bird T97 (Br)- shield photo BW- class 8 SS, legs YG, temper moderate, no molt of wings, under wing coverts mottled, bursa 14 mm. G/G - shield photo BW+ Color both frontal and lateral. Legs YG, no wing molt, shield 9 SS. bursa 22 mm., under wing coverts mostly plain. Bird T00 (WB) photo BW- shield 7SS, under wig! covers plain, legs YG, temper modeste, no wing molt, bursa 20 mm. -11:40 p.m. SE on nest K 7.17. chased him off; 5 eggs in this nest. Checked P16.2 found the E and 2 yng on the nest, the off, rooting nearby. The probably won't actually brooding the yng but rather sharing the roosting site. Nest Q22 much developed and Q23.10 looks better, but a loop in it, Q23.7 defunct as is P16.17. Several Ruddy
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Fulica americana 536 July 1 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. Ducks were in the P16 area. No bird on nest K7.17 at 11:56 p.m. uly 2 same locality - 12:05 a.m. a bird heard getting onto nest K7.17. 12:15 a m. a bird is on the nest, sex?, checked nests, J7.21 cold, I6.18 cold, I6.1 and H 7.24 warm, also the Rudely nest at J6.22. Found a new, well concealed and well developed nest at J6.7, near site of older one. Checked for night roosting, found 1 bird at F17 and 1 or 2 at F22. No F17 bird lived repeatedly as it moved far out into the lake. 12:58, still 5 eggs in nest K7.17, a bird flushed off. The eggs were warm but all wet. Now, 1:03 a.m. I hear a bird adjusting cat-tailson or near the nest. Now at 1:05 quite a bit of cat-tail readjusting is going on around the nest. About 1:10 a.m. Checked the P16.2 nest, the two ygs were on it alone, with both parents in the cat-tails just N of them. I remained motionless in the cat- tails for about 15 minutes all the while the ygs nearly gave a low drown out wheeep repeated at close intervals. At 1:48 a.m. the I was on the nest, egg 6 was laid. It had the white deposit noted on fresh eggs before, also little globs of a jelly-like material.
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Fulica americana 537 July 4 Lake Temescal, 450 ft., Alameda Co., Calif.- 12:01 a.m. - 7 eggs in nest K7.17-the unmarked ♂ on the nest incubating. I immatures on nest P16.2-the E♂ was in the cat-tails just N and the ♀ apparently at P16.17. Nest Q22 still in good repair, the coop placed in Q23.10 has been trodden upon but had no material added on top of it. 12:25 q.m. ♂ quit back on K7.17. It is the male. Nest J6.7 warm, J7.21 warm from Nidal brood, J6.1 and J6.18 curiously wet but not warm, H7.24 warm. I wonder if the SW pair have a new egg nest some- where. 12:40 - SE♂ on nest K7.17 12:55 a.m. ♂ still on nest, still 7 eggs. 12:59 no bird back on nest yet. 1:02 still no bird on nest. 1:10 a.m., the ♀ is back on the nest. 1:15-1:30 a.m I walked the W side of the lake - found 2 Coots at F17 and one at D29 - all three moved across the lake by protracted dives. 1:35 - SE♂ on K7.17. at 1:40 no min on P16.2, saw water newly, apparently with ♀ present, E♂ in his usual spot, about P17.19. About 1 a.m. one of the SW yng was whewing a lot, sound as if it was being mauled, the peeping was heard accompanied by low tones of an ♂ adult-perhaps the SE yng were out of home range. The fussing must have lasted for about 15 minutes. 1:55 chased the ♀ off again still 7 eggs he churned as he moved out into the cat-tails. I chased
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Sullivan 1950 Fulica americana 538 uly 4 Lake Tomsocal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. - Him so he crossed to the J6 side and was heard over there. Now a series of low notes are coming out over there. Apparently the notes telling one bird it should be on the nest. Twice moved heard churning at J6, or J7, but it may have been against other waterfowl 2 a.m. still no bird or nest so don't leaving. -Jewel Lake, 510 ft., Contra Costa Co., Calif. -At arrival 10:28 a.m. a bird is on nest H17.2 - This nest should have at least one egg hatching today or more. I think the incubating bird is the ♀ At one time I saw one immature at F9, it was getting the dark head and back of neck, also the bill is very dark. otherwise it is going into the dark phase of immature plumage, the last juvenile plumage. Now at 11:50 I have seen only two birds today, the incubating bird and the one immature. 12:47 finally saw four immatures in the S pool. One has a quite light bill, another less light, and two dark bills. All seem to be going into the last juvenile plumage, that is, the dark gray phase. 12:47 - now an adult is feeding nearby, no indication of antagonism shown. either in fear reaction of imm or aggres- sive attitudes of adult. 12:55 - all 5 immatures seen feeding in the south pool. The fifth seems to be inter-
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Hullon 1950 Fulica Americana 539 July 4 Jewel Lake, 510 ft., Contra Costa Co. Calif. - mediate in bill color, the middle bird in development. These birds all seem exceptionally shy, the adult in particular I wonder if they are in molt, shouldn't be though. 1:50 p.m. - I've been here for 3 hrs 22 minutes and there has been no change in incubation. At 2:15 pm. I checked nest H 17.2 - No parent around; #1 about ready to hatch, #4 one pipped others all warm measure. #1 - 31.3 x 45.7 mm. #2 - 31.5 x 45.4 mm. #4 - 30.9 x 45.5 mm. #5 - 31.9 x 47.2 mm #6 - 31.7 x 48.6 mm. #7 - 31.1 x 47.6 mm. #8 - 30.7 x 49.7 mm. The young in egg #1 is wheewing constantly! No parental defense of this nest at all. Left the nest site at 2:28 p.m. no sign of parent around. The platform at H21, I is held up on one side by four green cat-tail leaves pulled down and worked into the nest. But this is about the only nest that has been effective in. The other side has collapsed! The nest at N25.24 is well built up and apparently in use as a roost or brood nest. No ramp is non-existence but it other-wise is in good repair. The wood nest at N26.18 is newly built up with some freshly added material in it. Some leaves still wet from where they were in the water but are now on top. 2:53 - I followed by Ernie worked up towards the nest, he heard the wheewing of the young, and apparently,
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Gullion 1950 Fulica americana 540 July 4 Jewel Lake, 510 ft., Contra Costa Co., Calif. -unaware that the ♀ was chased off and still off the nest, moved in quickly to investigate, then seemly alarmed over her absence, he quickly backed out and is working on out across the N pool. Once to gave a publk. He moved quite away ahead of the brood and they had to splatter to catch up with him at 2:59. At least 2 have fully develop primaries, with white tips to secondaries etc and a couple are not quite fully developed, had a little trouble splittering. There immatures seem to be well tolerated in the nest vicinity. They all moved up to feed about the opening of the cover. 3:10 still not sure whether or not a bird is on nest H-17.2.-the light is bad. Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. Checking about 8 p.m. I found the 8th egg in the nest, laid after 2 a.m. this morning. The ♂ was on the nest; it was late dusk, and he sure opposed my going out to the nest, with churning etc. Once he almost climbed back into the nest after me. July 5 Jewel Lake, 510 ft., Contra Costa Co., Calif.- At 6:42 p.m. egg 1 has hatched nr nest H-9/7.2- #4, 5 & 7 are pipped, #4 well pipped; the other two slightly so. The ♂ was showing concern about the whole thing but the female was not around. He churred and stealthily fussed while I was
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Gullson 1950 Fulica americana 541 July 5 Jewel Lake, 510 ft., Contra Costa Co. Calif.- Near the nest. Lake Tamescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif.- 7:50 p.m. SE♀ off nest at 17.6 so must be on. Nest H 7.24 looks about ready for eggs, it is lined with dry material for the first time. The Mgr are still together, but seem to be restricted to the SW side of the island. About 7:5 M♂'ll trying to get in to roost in the SW end was routed by the SW♀, but he ignored the M pair under the willow at J39.16. But at 7:56 the SE♀ went out and routed both of them around to the W side of the island. The nest at J 7.21 seems to be occupied by Mallards exclusively. A new structure, display platform like, has been built on a floating wood at P16.4. It is composed mostly of green cat-tail leaves. July 7 Jewel Lake, 510 ft., Contra Costa Co., Calif- At 8:30 a.m. The ♂ is on the nest, the ♀ feeding in the N pool. Two immatures worked S by the nest without interception, but they seem to give the nest wide berth. One of these has a light bill and a dark gray, head, neck and foreparts, the other just the crown and scapae is dark. 8:43- another imm. with light bill came down the lake in advance of the ♀, showing obvious signs of mistrust in her intentions, the imm kept trying to feed but got no result
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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
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Fulica americana 543 July 7 Lake Tamaracal, 420 ft Alameda Co. Calif. Out of the water. 11:13 SE attacked the M O at L 11 and chased him out of the SE area, but no further. 11:20 a bird was on but popped off quickly when I approached too closely. 11:30a.m. the F is on nest K7.17. 12:09 The F is on the nest. The M pair are staying as close to their old territory as they can, but they are having no luck in trying to defend it, in fact they are not even attempting to defend it. The MF is spending a lot of her time at K8, under the willows there, while the MO hangs around the N side of the island. The two M birds seem to be sticking together pretty well but show little sign of court- ship activity. 12:25- The SE F is off the nest of her own accord. The SE O has been feeding the 1 SE ying in the SE area while a Ruddy Duck w/4 ying was being gressly counted by 2 Ruddleers which were at odds with one another. Also Several Mallards were moving around in various activities. Watched one chase today in which the pursuing bird splattered, or at least tried to, without using its wings. Earlier I saw as E bird O (O?) chased a F Mallard out of the P22 area. 12:32 p.m. still no bird on K7.17 12:34 p.m. a SW bird just routed at Mallard at T 7.5. 12:35 the nest is still uncovered. 12:40 The SE F got back on the nest. She carefully preened
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Fulica americana 544 July 7 Lake Temescal 420ft, Alameda Co., Calif. her breast and belly feathers while on the ramp, perhaps to free her of all water so as to not dampen the egg and cool them. It always takes out 1 minute for a bird to get properly set to incubate. 12:45 the M♂ still is trying to distract the SE♀ when he attacks her but she is not particularly successful. 12:50 p.m., the SE♀ is at work chasing Ruddy and Mallards out from the J8 area. 3 young boys fooling around close to the K7.17 nest did not cause the SE♀ to get off the nest. About 1:15 she did get off the nest when some older fellows were nearby. 1:18 p.m. the ♂ is coming on the nest and settled by 1:19 p.m. Checked H7.24, I6.1, †6.18, J6.7 all normal in good repair. platform L4.3 is going to pieces, but may still be in use, if as nothing is being added to it. 1:55 p.m. - SE♀ was on nest, SE♂ at & K6.1 feeding. The deal at P16.4 is composed almost entirely of the leaves of the green cat-tails I broke down so I could observe nest P16.2 from shore. Most of these leaves are still attached to their bases, maybe all of them are. A new platform at P23.15 - maybe an E pair structure or may be a Ruddy affair, I'll have to see. Once a couple of the E birds were chasing a young Ruddy Duck at about W14 - it tried to escape -
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Fulca americana 545 July 7 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. But I'm not sure it was territory defense, more likely curiosity. Took BW's color of SW area, color of roosting trees and E area from on the hill. July 8 Jewel lake, 510 ft., Contra Costa Co., Calif. About 8:16 a.m. the♀ chased one of the immatures out from the cove area, causing it to dive and then persistently attacking it as it en faced for air until it had moved about ½ way across the lake. By 8:15 she had moved down to the nest where the♂ is brooding, gave him some food for the young, and then moved on. About 8:30 she had one of them flying off the nest at H 7.11, and was going out and collecting insects for it. At 8:38 the ♂ got off the nest and moved out to feed at I J 20-21, and a second young joined the one being fed by the ♀. The immatures apparently are being treated unkindly for they have been exceedingly shy this morning, just coming out for a moment. All five have been seen. Two immatures have been feeding by the opening to the NW cove, but as an adult approached, one of them moved off rapidly, the other showing no concern, and not being attacked when the adult came in fairly close. However, that same rim gave the adult wide berth! Now at 8:50 an adult (♂?) is back on the nest with the two young. The other parent has vanished into the cat-tail.
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Felica Americana 550 July 8 Jewell Lake, 2/3pt. Contra Costa Co., Calif.- along the NW cove. 8:57- The adult by the NW cove came out, one immature bogged and was given an insect the adult had in its bill, but a moment later it was pecked. Two other immatures close by noisily departed when the adult appeared. A lot of the insects this adult is carrying appear to be freshly emerged dragon- and damselflies. Apparently the & was on the nest or the O' off. Found egg 7 hatched, +2.6 +8 unhipped, +8 being the very long & narrow egg, smells a little strong. One yng was seen in the water nearby. Photographed narrow- & broad-leaved cat-tails in B/W & Color to show differences. uly 10 same locality - 1:10 p.m. watching 3 immatures feeding in the GHT area, they are staying in close to the cat tails, apparently so that they can readily escape if attacked. They are behaving much as the immatures did last year after the 2nd brood was hatched. All three of these birds are getting their dark plumage. One still has some of the light gray on the head but the other two are almost entirely in their dark gray plumage. They're all busy feeding by diving and tipping for pond weed. 1:20- can't tell whether a bird is brooding H17.2 or not. A yng is in the water among the cat tails nearby and one parent is at 1:27- moving to the cove.
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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.
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July 1950 Fulica americana 552 July 10 Jewel Lake, 5'10" ft. Alameda Co., Calif. - Platform M21.2 is not under repair, but it has not complete disintegrated yet. Put a loop in it to check, since none is present. Though next N 25.24 is in good repair, it is not being used as a brood nest or for anything else. The lowering water is just leaving it high and dry. The brood nest at N26.18 is newly and well built up, with a ramp, and is probably the nest the 2nd brood is being brooded on. Checked the cat- tails from M27 to K 28, no nest or nest like structure along there, but the ? at J 28, repeatedly "pooned" and threatened to churn, while the male moved way out to join, or rather, to feed close to 4 immatures at FG-24-25. July 11 Lake Temescal, 4'20" ft. Alameda Co., Calif. - at 9:50 a.m. the E ? was busily chasing 4 immature mallards at NO 15-16, and a minute later was chasing a pair of adults at N/3. One SW bird (?) was feeding with one young at I 11. The M pair are hanging around at K/10, the &E ? was on a nest K7.17 at 9:55a.m. Now 9:58 - the SW bird, we busy chasing Mallards, in the S inlet area. There is a huge, for a Coot, new structure at P15.3. It is 6" high, 18" across, with a 6-1/2" cup about 1" deep. The ramp, what there is of one, faces the open water. It is composed largely of green cat-tail leaves bent
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Fulica americana July 11 Lake Tamescal, 420 ft. Alameda Co., Calif. down from the surrounding narrow-leaved plants. There is much dead stuff in it however, some broad-leaved dead cat-tails. The structure at P16,17 is completely defunct. Both parents and young are nearby, the adults churning and generally concerned about my presence here! A & F Buddy also seems to be interested. Three eggs in nest P16.2 may be the reason for their concern. The P16.4 structure must have been the copulatory platform for this clutch. At 10:05 the E ♀ was incubating. D?3.8 non-functional, D?3.10 in good repair but does not appear to be in use. The D?2 nest does not appear to be in use either (the both parents and adults young came down to talk about my walking out to it). These two young, the closely accompanying their parents, are not making displays. I think there is a difference in their & voices but I am not certain. The oldest is just begining to show white tail coverts, the younger still has the rounded stern. Not counting D? there are apparently 12 adult Coots here today - 4 pairs and 4 flochs mids. W13E is still tagged, so are the E ?5E & ??. Platform L?4.3 not in use. Nest J6.7 in use and good repair. I6.18 is still in use but is getting badly beaten down. It is not under repair. The SW♀ is not to far away, "booning". I6.1
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California 1950 July 11 Lake Tamescal, 420 ft., Ukameado Co., Caly. is also in heavy use but not under repair. H7.24 is in use as a brood nest still. I doubt that this pair is nesting yet. There are three young, only one with any semblance of a halo remaining. The F of this pair has the pointed shield, like the M F, the F has a rounded shield, not square. This SW pair don't seem to have any platforms active at the moment so there is no use looking for eggs until they appear. 11:13 a.m. The SE F was chasing the O bird (tag finally lost) at 55, across the ground. July 13- Yesterday, with Harry Wlexenberg, I went over to the Stockton area to hunt Egots with Dr. John Arnold and one of his students. About 11: we stopped new to Holt, about 9 miles W of Stockton, put the boat in and collected one of a flock of 4 (#83). Filed its shield in Bruns and froze the rest of it with dry ice. Also got a Green Heron for Bailey. Went onto S to COT joined Dr. Arnold, and hunted several areas N of Stockton. Egots were scarce. In one place we saw 2 adults with a 30-35 day old young, found a big brood nest of broad, narrow leaved cat-tails and Harry found another nest, probably the old egg nest. The habitat consisted of a smartweed, narrow- and broad-leaved cat-tails and bullrush (S. ocei.)
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Kerluca Americana 555 July 13 July 12 trip to Shocket area could Otherwise we saw no Coos in that area. Returning, about 8 p.m. We went out again in the Holt area, found the 3 Coos seen earlier, but not obtained. Got one of those #84, and returned Home. We worked up and down that area and these four were apparently all there were there. One wing on each of the two was badly frayed and appears to have been broken. Univ. Calif. Campus, Alamed Co. Calif.- Bird 84- a 53 leg and wing saved, wing is plain, legs on this bird were yellow. Shield in Borina yesterday, it was swollen, class 45 Right wing of this bird broken in the radio-ulnar area, greater coverts have been molted on this side but not on the other, with new feather coming in. Sprint is 7-like. Under wing coverts plain. Bursa 18 mm. Pin like shield with feather edge low. Bird 83- legs YG, shield 53, class 7S, lower margin well defined. Female by sprinx and ovary. Ulna in left wing broken near the elbow but healed crookedly. Bursa 20 mm narrow but not quite pin like. Both of these birds were fat and in generally good physical shape except for their broken wings
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Julio 1950 Fulica americana 556 July 13 Lake Taroocopl, 42 alt. Alameda Co., Calif. - 11:23 p.m. SE ♂ on nest K7.17 - he went off as I came in but didn't go more than about 2 feet away. The E ♀ was on 4 eggs in nest P16.2. The P15 structure was warm tho I didn't see a bird on it. A ♀ Ruddy may have come off it. The E ♂ "pulqued" at me several times as he swam just out of the cattails. Checking ♀ 23.10 & found 2 sprays tho but couldn't tell if that was there - not - she didn't defend if she was. July 15 same locality - At 6:45 SE ♂ on nest, SE ♀ feeding at J8 with lynx. This one SE yrng is now in the light gray leach, lighter gray front stage. Size of eggs in nest K7.17 - in mm. 1-35.5 x 51.0 2-35.4 x 50.8 3-35.0 x 49.8 4-34.6 x 50.6 5-34.2 x 51.9 6-34.7 x 49.4 mm 7-34.4 x 50.6 8-34.6 x 50.0 Both parents seemed to be extremely excited about the whole affair. The ♂ especially chrood continuously for about 20 seconds when I first got to the nest. The ♀ quickly came over to join him. I noticed that the ♂ growl is somewhat higher pitched than that of the female. The M pair are together but seem contented to roage at K17. Size of eggs in P16.2 - in mm. 1. 34.6 x 51.0 2. 34.0 x 50.7 3. 33.4 x 49.7 4. 32.9 x 47.9 The ♂ was on this nest, and defended by some churning, but mostly "pulques" all
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July 1950 Fulica americana 557 July 15 Lake Temescal, 42ft., Alameda Co., Calif. - the time I was at the nest. No sound from E ♀ as ymg. J6.7 is not in as good shape as it might be. The E ymg has its white tail coverts and is further along than one SW brood bird! 1 SW ymg still has the halo and another seems to not yet have gotten the halo. All the SW young have the white tail coverts. The E was with the ymg, the ♀ staying in close to the cat tails. July 18 Same Locality - 8 eggs in nest & 7.17- mone pipped; tho #1 should pip today and #2 tomorrow if they are going to hatch. The nest is lined with Pota- mogelon today and both parents were noably churning and swanning - 10:40 The ♀ was on the nest. 4 eggs in nest 7/16.2- both parents nearly swanming and churning. Also 1 medium gray young, both E ymg are solid medium- gray, both giving a "pueep" call, not the "pzrap" note of alarm. Nest #3.10 much in use, & 23.8 probably not in use but in good repair. What must be the platform for tho 2nd S&Y clutch has appeared at H-7.23. It is quite new, maybe a day old. Both birds nearly pulping and poonking about it. It is composed mostly of this years dead yellow growth, and was started on a 1½ inch floating pole. It is typical in all respects, having an overall diameter of about 13", an effective width 16".
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Felicia americana S58 July 18 Lake Terrescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. H7.24 is met w/ feces in it, so I doubt its use as an egg nest, probably an all new nest will be built. I6.18 is being used as a roost lay costs, but is not being maintained as a brood nest. July 19 same locality - Eggs /2, +3 in K7.17 are not pippled - but warm. F was just off the nest as I came in. The one SE yng is in about the same plumage stage as the 2 Eyng, though somewhat younger in age. 12:00 both E adults off their nest P/6.2, and at N12, near the M pair at N11. Photographed the 2 E ying in color - 4 eggs in nest warm. The structure at H7.23 is developing into a nest, probably an egg nest, don't know where their platform is. Also note new material being added to the H7.24 nest. One SW yng has white- under-tail coverts, the other doesn't yet. Apparently only 2 yng in the brood now. Univ. Calif. Campus, Alameda Co., Calif. Bird G-V6 and P1G examined. New tags, Y-B + B-O on old pins, W-W, G-G & O-O on stainless steel pins. BB on bird T96, Y-B on bird T99, W-W on bird T91, G-G on bird T00, and O-O on bird T97. Shield has finally reformed on T91 (W-W), fresh shield growth on G-G. None of these birds showed any evidence of wing molt, tho their tails were in various stages of disintegration.
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Jul 1950 559 Fulica americana July 22 Lake Towescale, 420 ft, Alameda Co., Calif.- Nest @ H7.24 is suffering from lack of attention, H7.23 is slowly developing but not being greatly enlarged, I was in that area. I6.1 & I6.18 are just heaps of cat-tails covered with flies. J6.7 seems to be abandoned, the Buddy nest at J6.22 is no longer in use. @ 2:30 p.m. SE♀ off the nest at X7.17. 7 eggs in nest K7.17- #8 missing, lost not hatched since only 18 days have elapsed since laying. Nest newly built up, both parents in close defending. I doubt if any of these eggs hatch - none pipped. Still 4 eggs in nest P16.2 -♀ was on the nest, both birds vigorous in defense. Both young in close also - they are starting into their dark gray stage. Univ Calif Campus, Alameda Co., Calif.- BW + color photos made of the following plates: Wetmore & Swales. 1931 The Birds of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. USNM Bull. 155 pl. 16 p.138 Kirkman & Orton- The British Bird Books. (London, T.C. & E.C. Jack) pl.135, p.602. Howard 1940 A waterbird world (Cambridge pl. facing p. 40
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Fulica americana 560 And photo in color only. Roberts, T.S. Birds of Minnesota, vol. 1, pl. 28 Withoby et. al. 1947 Handbook of British Birds, p. 144, p. 204 National Geo. Soc. Book of Birds pl. or page 289 vol. 1 Heinroth, O. and M. 1928. Die Vögel Mitteleuropas. (Berlin, H. Bermühler), vol. 3, 286p. pl. 16. July 26 Lake Tenascal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif.- 1 yng hatched from nest K 7-17- it must have been egg #6. #1, 2, 5+7 are still in the nest and warm. Both parents moody and very aggressive in defense. One egg, either #3 or #4 broken in nest since yellow yolk was all over a couple of yrs #7 is not pipped and probably won't hatch. 4 eggs in P16-2- all warm J was on this nest until I was, almost at the nest. J was on K7 also. July 28 Jewel Lake, 510 ft., Contra Costa Co., Calif.- Watching this Carpod from over- and how 5 p.m. -6p.m., old have been able to see or the two adults. No immatures, no young. The J still has the clear ivory bill but the bill on the male has become somewhat mottled. I wonder if that means he is molting. These demo
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Fulica americana 561 July 28 Jewel Febe, 5/0 ft., Costa Costa Co. Calif. -- To be a drake Mallard somewhere about but I have not seen him yet, just keep hearing -- and then I saw him, he's in his eclipse plumage. July 29 Univ. Calif. Campus, Alameda Co. Calif.-- Bird T 99 - no molt, bill a little grayish but not bad, LP yellow, under wing coverts, actually all under wing coverts with white tips, all wing feathers present. Bird T 97 8,9,10+11 inner 4 secondaries on the right side have been dropped but no primaries or left side secondaries. White tip on inner most primary w/1st primary. Bill grayish legs YG. All under wing coverts white tipped, but only slightly so on primary coverts. Rectrices not molted, but broken off. Bird T87 - All secondaries & primaries gone on right wing (clipped) but no coverts gone, no regrowth visible. On left, clipped wing, sheaths are about 5 to 9 mm long on primaries and secondaries are first breaking the surface, greater coverts are dropping out; rectrices all present, bill grayish near tip. All under wing coverts white tipped. TOO - pin seems to be in OK. Rectrices and under coverts in partial molt, primaries and secondaries on both wings about equal in length, that
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Fulica americana 562 July 29 Elsinore, Calif., Campus, Alamedo, Calif. -- is fully sheathed but about 18 mm long. Some deformed feather on left side where primaries were pulled out last fall. Alula fully sheathed, about 14 mm long, greater primary coverts fully sheathed, about 14 mm long, greater secondary coverts about the same length. The median coverts are being carried out and on the tips of the sheath of the new feathers, these tips are about 2 mm long. No molt yet of any lesser coverts. Bill grayish. T94-- pin is getting a terrific scar growth. No molt of any feathers, bill anterior from nostrils is grayish. Feet & legs VG. T96-- no molt of rectrices or of wing feathers. All under coverts white tipped. Legs VG. Bill slightly grayish tipped but only slightly so. This bird, with the old style pin, seems to be factually tagged. It still has a yellow leg band but it is the only one that has retained one. T91-- no molt of wing or tail-- legs VG, pin seems securely in, all under wing coverts white tipped. This bird had one toe bleeding, bleeding at the nostrils and then it got a wire hooked under its bill so its bleeding there too. It seems to be the hard luck bird, having previously lost its shield and the claw and tip of
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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.
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Fulica americana 564 Aug 2 Univ. Calif Campus, Alameda Co., Calif. T00 - Primary sheaths about 23 mm., feather tip beyond that about 13 mm. medium and lesser upper-coverts being carried out on tips of new sheathes, greater under coverts shed then new feathers apper, foremost lesser-coverts still not changing. Tips white on coverts but not on belly. aug 9 same locality- T76 - no molt. T84 - no molt - big lot of scar tissue coming out one side of brass pin. T87 - new feathers well along, leading row of under-coverts, in fact both greater and under lesser coverts are well along in replacement. Median coverts have some out coming pin feather but not many. Primary sheathes about 24 mm. and unsheathed tips about same, secondaries and greater coverts about the same. tags about shed on this bird. T91 - no molt - steel pin securely in, no more bill bleeding, shield well refomed. T97 - still the 4 secondaries gone. I'm not sure just what the deal is on those feathers - they may not be in molt as I had previously believed. T99 - no molt, recently placed brass pin seems to be secure. T00 - This bird is molting in the order of remiges, greater coverts middle covert and lesser coverts not yet started while all other
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Enulca Americana 570 Aug 9 Univ. Cal. Campus, Alameda Co., Calif.- upper surface group are sheathed. Leading edge coverts generally sheathed and molt of under coverts seems general. Lengths, primaries: sheath 26, feather out of sheath 26 m.; 20 secondaries; sheath 27, feather out of sheath 40; greater covert: 18 and 33 mm.; middle covert: 12 and 10 mm. Rectrices in irregular or non-uniform molt, body molt general with no obvious pattern apparent. by D.P. Furman - identification of Parasites from nasal areas head. Haemaphysalis (leporis palustris?) Speleognathus sp.? (sterni) Boyd. others from nasal cavities of Starlings in east. Aug 15 Jewel Lake 570 ft., Contra Costa Co. Calif.- Arrived 9:00 a.m. Apparently just the two adult coots on the lake. They are both in the NW corner and may have new young there. Their second brood seems to have been completely lost. The adults seem to be gathering food and taking it into the cat-taylo in the N-N 25 area. I have not seen or heard any young, however. Found an egg nest at 11:25. 25 containing two addle eeggs and the membranes of previously hatched eggs. I suspect this nest was hatched within the week since the nest is apparently still in use and no or very little new material has
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Aug 15 Jewel Lake, 510 ft., Contra Costa Co., Calif. Green added since the last egg hatched. The brood nests at N25.18 seems to still be in size and in good repair. The old nest at N25.24 is long out of use. 10:30 - The F is feeding one young still covered with cloud plumes, hence only 1-2-3 days old. The E is in the nest area but whether or not she has a young I don't know. I'm certain of only 1 ymg. Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. The SE pair have a brood nest at F7.13 - their most recent ymg is not around and only the well developed immature surviving from their 2nd clutch is. That bird seems to be fully tolerated close to the adults and in the core area. Found egg of their third clutch floating near the new brood nest. Only one ymg is surviving in the 2nd brood of the E pair. The P16.2 nest is in repair and use, the P15.3 nest is abandoned, a well developed nest is at P16.4 and a great new structure at P23.9. Nothing in the Q 22 clump. At least one ymg still seems to be accompanying a SW adult, feeding with it but not necessarily being fed by it. Nothing seems to me general in all cools now so the frequent changes are made with the use of wings. 4:40 p.m.
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Fulica americana 572. Aug 15 Lake Temescal, 400ft, Alameda Co., Calif.- just charged out to K13 to do a wings spleater after two birds there then had a short vocal battle with No 11 pair at J12, and finally retired. There are at least 12 adults but only 4 immatures, the 3 SW and 1 SE. I can't account for either E immature now a bird is coming S from L35 that maybe an E imm. It is an immature so only 1 is not accounted for. The SW familygroup seems to be sticking together and does not seem to be particularly closely attached to their SW area. Now they are feeding with the flock at JKL- 18-19 quite amiably. Only the SE and E birds seem to be strongly on territory. Just now the ZF came out from P17 to chase the grimm I believe to be an E imm from M18 out to about I19, then she turned back and chased a couple of adults that had barely ventured into her area. Aug 17 Univ. Calif. Campus, Alameda Co., Calif.- T87- primaries, secondaries, greater and lesser coverts are nearly fully replaced and grown. Middle coverts are just commencing to be replaced. T94- still no molt started. Old type pin newly shed on this bird. Shield BS. T91- No molt - SS pin showing some extruding new tissue.
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Fulica americana 573 917 Univ. Calif Campus, Alameda Co., Cal.- T99- no molt- old style pin secure, showing little scar tissue. Shield S. (C-O)-T-97- no molt, extruding scar Tissue from SS pin. T96- no molt, no scar tissue visible around old style pin. T80- shield swollen, SS pin does not seem to be too securely attached, molt proceeding satisfactorily with replacement of all but middle coverts above and all feathers replaced under wing. 9 18 Univ. Calif. Campus, Alameda Co., Cal.- Egg sizes- eggs from 5th clutch of Jewel Lake N pair. #1-33.0 x 50.0 mm. and #2-32.8 x 52.4 mm. Egg B from SE 2nd SE Lake Tamescal nest. 35.7 x 53.0 mm. Egg #1 from 3rd SE Lake Tamescal nest 35.5 x 51.1. 9/28 same locality- T99- no molt, legs mostly yellow, some green in them. T94- No molt, legs quite yellow but still some green. T91- no molt, tags secure, as in two above, legs YG. T97- no further molt, tag secure, legs YG. T87- legs YG, new growth of secondaries complete, primaries still a little sheathed at base, covert molt still proceeding. Tags and pin gone. T96- tag & pin gone, legs YG, no molt.
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Fulica americana '576 Aug 28 Univ. Calif. Campus, Alameda Co., Cal. 100 - growth of all flight feathers completed, still some replacement of coverts. Legs YG, pint tag secure. - volumes of eggs - from 5th clutch N pair JL - 1950 - #1 - 29.5 cc, #2 - 29.8 cc. - Egg #1 from third clutch - LT-SE, 1950 - 32.5 cc - Egg B from LT-SE, 1950 second clutch 34.8 cc. - egg #2 from 5th N clutch contained 4 & embryos, to be worked with later. Aug 29 Same locality - no spermatid cells visible - Bird 16 - little sign of meiosis in testes - many large gonial cells but showing no activity - shield flat - dated - 1-28-50. Bird 20 - sperm present but not abundant, little indication of meiosis or meiotic activity - shield greatly enlarged - dated 1-28-50 Bird 25 - sperm present and meiotic figure abundant in some tubules. shield swollen - dated 1-29-50 Bird 26 - few or no sperm present - some little evidence of meiosis - much debris, interstitial cells proliferated into some large groups shield swollen. Bird 28 - spermatie debris present, some possible meiosis but not abundant. Some large groups of interstitial cells but not as much so as in #26. - shield fairly well swollen, not as much so as #26.
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Fulica americana 577 Aug 29. Univ. Celf. Campres, Alameda Co., Calif. - dated 1-30-50 Bird 30 - A very great amount of spermatid debris present - no meiotic figures apparent - interstitial cells quite abundant - shield enlarged but not greatly enlarged - broadened but not greatly filled out. Bird 56 - Some spermal debris, interstitial cells quite numerous, and prominent, little indication of meiotic activity - shield semi-swollen - only callus is swollen. Bird 63 - Many enlarged follicles, ovary generally active - shield no more than 55. Dated 2-2-50 Bird 77 - About same condition as #63 - but some large cells present in #63 are not present here - this shield is flat - having been maintained so by estrogen - dated 3-17-50 Bird 78 - Interstitial cells abundant, meiotic figures abundant, but all seem to be prophase or metaphase gonial cells - one group of tids (sema) and a few possible cytes, no sperm or spermal debris - shield large SS. Bird 79 - The shield on this bird is a good example of a coat shield. Working from the callus inward are the following layers - The callus itself is composed of a distinct pigmented stratum cornuum. This
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a non-cellular structure, evidently the keratinized cells of the underlying epithelium. This layer is about 0.069 mm thick. There is a sharp well defined break between the callus and the immediately underly cell layers. No nuclei or nuclear debris is to present in the callus, but the immediately underlying layer has active complete nuclei. No stratum corundum or granulosum is apparent, the epidermis consisting of variously shaped cells of the stratum Malpighii. The outer layers are flattened into priconical cells, but as they progress deeply they are progressively more evenly polyhedral. These cells are connected to one another by inter- cellular bridges, as typical with epithelial cells of the stratum Malpighii. The cell borders are distinct, transparent, looking like little clear spaces between cells, crossed by the numerous bridges. The stratum germinativum consists of densely packed columnar cells, a layer about 0.035 mm thick. The basal cells in this layer are consistently vacuolated. Dermal papillae containing blood capillaries penetrate the stratum germinativum every 0.050 mm or so. The whole Malpighian layer is about 0.141 mm. thick. The dermis, about 0.17 mm. thick,
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579 is composed of dense fibrous connective tissue. It is well supplied with large blood vessels and towards the posterior end of the shield bundles of smooth muscle become frequent. The subcutaneous layer is in excess of 3.23 mm thick. It is composed of a cartilaginous mass, many nucleated [illegible] large fibers, supposedly elastic, scattered around, and many smaller strands of fibers scattered throughout. Seems to be no orderly arrangement to this layer. Some bundles of smooth muscle appear here and there. It must be this layer that gives the yellowish tinge apparent on the shields of some birds. Checking the section anterior and posterior to the callus, two things are noted. First, the stratum corneum is not so sharply defined. In fact nuclei are apparent in cells that have been completely flattened, in contrast to the callus. Also, the small basal vacuolated cells are not present as under the callus. The skin lateral to the shield has a Malpighian layer about 0.016 mm thick. Bird 80- No sperm or spermatial debris but meiosis frequent, lots of active gonial & 1st cyte cells. Callus 0.049mm thick, Malpighian layer 0.085mm, dermis 1.7 mm, subcutaneous layer about 0.33 mm.-very dense and compact.
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the vacuoles all collapsed. Densely fibrous, nuclei closely packed. Bird 81 - Ovary seems to be normally active. Dermis heavily vacuolated in its deepest portion, but becomes less so towards the outer edge, with groups of vacuoles scattered hither and yonder. That seems to be the difference between the swollen and flat shield, the presence or absence of the vacuoles. The swollen shield is spongy, the flat shield dense fibrous and hard. Bird 82 - Ovary [illegible] normally active, a number of unrecognized cells present. Shield swollen, but down from former size. Dense dermis layer about 0.35 mm thick, spongy portion 1.98 mm thick. Spongy layer continues down under white layer - callus forms feather edge over white of bill. Malpighian layer thinner under white layer, also the basal cells under white portion are without vacuoles. At anterior part of shield portion no spongy layer present. White portion does not take stain, nor does the callus. Bird 83 - dense c.t. layer [0.19] mm thick, spongy layer about 2.04 mm thick. Bird 84 - dense ct layer 0.680mm, spongy layer 2.125 mm thick.
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Fulica americana 581 Ultr 950 Sept 10 Univ. Calif. Campus, Alameda Co., Calif. T 00 - F bgs yellow green, Bursa 20mm pin like, ovary with many fairly large follicles, shield SS, looks as if it is coming up. Bird in good shape but not with an excessive amount of fat on it. T87- legs XG, ♂, shield 15SS, this shield shows evidence of newgrowth rings posteriorly. Bursa on this bird is almost as big as any I've seen. 1 thoracic plume found. T97- No extensive formation of scar tissue around the pin on these tags on this bird or on T 00 above. Legs XG, shield 8F, no molt on this of T87 above, ♀ 1mm follicles bursa 12mm: T94- rebanded 496-71659- tag replaced with stainless steel pin. T91- rebanded 496-71660, pin secure. T96- quite a bit of fat on this bird, more so than on others. ♂, with narrow pointed tarsus. T99- to be released, left with old brass type tags. A green over yellow leg band on one leg; rebanded 496-71658. Sept 12 Lake Temescal, 420ft., Alameda Co., Calif. Three birds released at 020 about 5:30 p.m. They immediately swam out to the middle of the lake, staying close together and
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Fulica americana 582 pt.10 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. were soon intercepted by 2 curious but non aggressive coots. These three remained close together. Once the E pair, as compared by their lying swim out to attack the 3 newcomers + 2 flock birds when they ventured in to about <16. pt 12 Lake Merritt, Oakland, Alameda C., Calif.- There are quite a few coots here today. There are about /6, mostly with For SS shields though one or two have S shields. All I have been At least 3 yellow legged adults were seen. Two forming one apparently highly territorial pair. All three with swollen shields. -Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. 2 newly tagged Y-B+G-\seen near dam along with 3 non-tagged birds. All resident pairs apparently on territory. SE lying still in home area but other young are acting as flock birds. E young with a well developed halo, light fronted Sept13 Jewel Lake, 510 ft., Contra Costa C., Calif. Although there are many tracks in the pond weed, I was unable to see any coots during the hour I watched the lake. They are probably molting and hence keeping themselves hidden in the cat-tails. A dead and a live Mallard were seen and a Virginia Rail heard.
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Jullio 1950 Fulica americana 583 st. 10 Honey Lake Refuge, 4000 ft., Lassen Co., Calif. Watched a big flock of coots one one of the ponds today. About 1/2 of the birds present were very immature birds, still with mottled bills. No signs of pugacity or territorial behavior were seen. Dec 31 same locality - Coots living on the "Fish Pond" along south of the headquarters area are paired and on territory. Although there was quite a bit of ice it didn't seem to disturb them. 1951 Feb. 11 same locality - Pairing activity is becoming progressively more evident. The larger fowty flocks are becoming increasingly smaller and more and more coots are giving evidence of territorid activity. Especially on the Pomo Mule Deer Pond territory areas seem to be shaping up. On the Fish Pond there has been a continuous existence afterterritor fights throughout the winter. This may also have been true elsewhere, as on the Flemssing Reservoir, but less readily observed On Friday, Feb. 9 I heard chowing cackling from the Fish Pond but I did not determine the circumstances surrounding this
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MAPS OF STUDY AREAS
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JEWEL LAKE Tilden Regional Park Contra Costa County, California SCALE 50 100 feet BM 509.70 Spillway Dirt Dam Island Boat Trail LEGEND Trees and Bushes Emergent Vegetation 1949 NESTS 299 + brood. N ||||| cleared boundary, 1949 Road culvert inlet mallard nest 21st Apr. 1950 Prepared by GORDON W. GULLION 1949
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JEWEL LAKE 1 2 3 4 5 Upper Pond 6 F, G, H 7 8 9 10 B, C, D 11 12 13 14 J K L M N O P Q R 15 16 17 BOAT 18 19 20 21 C D 22 F G H I J K 23 24 ISLAND 25 26 27 Lower end 28 29 DIRT DAM M N O P [illegible] [illegible]
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CCD E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R Y X 0 1 2 3 4 JEWEL LAKE 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 B 14.5 H 17.2 N 26.19 M 26.19 P 25.7 N 25.18 SR 509.7 Fet Eulica Americana - of to July 2, 1949 2 3 4 5 0 8 7 6 2 3 4 5 19 18 17 16 22 23 24 25
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37 36 35 34 33 32 C D E F G H J K L M N O P Q R 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 LAKE TEMESCAL 24 23 22 C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 C D E F G H I J K L M N O P 10 J K L 9 8 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
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OF LAKE MERRITT... Located in the heart of Oakland, California. Particular point of interest, indicated on map, are (1) Canoe House; (2) Bowling Green; (3) Putting Green; (4) Nursery Gardens (5) Bandstand; (6) Main Boat House; (7) Oakland Public Museum; (8) Oakland Municipal Auditorium; (9) Boa Landing; (10) Embarcadero.
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American Golden-Eye; “Whistler”: Common visitant on the deeper water. Front, Male; rear, Female. “winter season” visitors. The first of the Pintails (Sprigs) begin to arrive from the north by late August and continue to come until they outnumber all other species. Their numbers usually thin out by mid- winter, after the hunting season, when they scatter into the interior valleys, but many Pintails, as well as Widgeons and other migrant species, remain as late as April. The Canvasbacks, Scaups and other diving ducks arrive later in the fall, but remain until spring, although their numbers fluctuate from month to month. During their stay at the lake, the Canvasbacks remain in the deeper water and do not come ashore, making special feeding arrangements necessary. Canada Goose or Honker: In- troduced residents, also rare visitant. About Lake Merritt LAKE MERRITT, a natural salt water lake in the heart of the city, covering approximately 155 acres, is controlled by flood gates at the outlet to the Estuary. This body of water was first known as the “North Arm of San Antonio Creek” (the Estuary) by its Spanish discoverers. Later it was called “Lake Peralta” in honor of Oakland’s first Spanish settler, and finally “Lake Merritt” for an early mayor of Oakland, Dr. Samuel Merritt. The Embarcadero at the tip of the lake’s northeast arm was the loading wharf of early settlers. Lumber from San Antonio Redwoods and other articles of early day commerce, such as meat and hides, were shipped from there to San Francisco and
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G. W. GULLION Gray Lodge Refuge, Butte Co., Calif. LEGEND Refuge Boundary Road Low Levee Main Ditch Area Line PORTERS POND CLOYD LAKE NORTH LOAFING POND 262 LAKE AREA LOAFING POND SPRING LAKE MIDDLE LAKE DEEP LAKE BOATLOCK LAKE MOUSE POND NEW LAKE GOOSE LAKE SCHULMEYER FIELD HODG HUNTER LAKE
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BANDS, BANDING, and MISCELLANEOUS TABULAR DATA
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Celluloid tags - Homing check. Blue Series Orange Series B|Y O|G B|R O|Br B|YG O|B. B/LB B-Blue. LB-lightblue G-Green YG-Yellougen Y-yellow. Yellow-green series Yellow series O-orange. YG|O Y|G R-Red YG|Br. Y|LB Br-Brown YG|G X|R P-Purple Y|Br.
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Solid Diamond inner color Horizontal Bar TOP COLOR style top on birds in the field jig or cast outer color B R G Y S P B R G Y S P BOTTOM COLOR Triangles TOP COLOR Checks -> vertical bar B R G Y S P B R G Y S P B R G Y S P outside color side color L B R G Y S P T N inside colors M Diagonal inner bar B R G Y S P B R G Y S P B R G Y S P outer color outside color - over
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R R Solid R/S Checks. Diamond R/S diagonal Vertical Band inner band. B R G Y S P B R G Y S P R/S R S Vertical Bar R/S Triangle W. R/S Vertical Ba
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ot Tags. light miner color. Bl W G O R B X Br Bl W G O X B Y Bs outer color. [illegible] Top color. Bl W G O R B Y Br Bl W G O R B Y Br bottom color. Bl/W top color Bl W G O R B Y Br Bl W G O R B Y Bs bottom color. W/Br Bl W G O R B Y Br Bl W G O R B Y Bs Xbl. top color. Bl W G O R B Y Br Bl W G O R B Y Br side color. W/Bl clumer bar. Bl W G O R B Y Br Bl W G O R B Y Bs outer color. Bl - Black. W - White G - Green O - Orange. R - Red. B - Blue Y - Yellow Br - Brown
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tags mines color. Be W G O R B Y Bc B W G O R B Y Be outer color. inner color. Be W G O R B Y Bc Be W G O R B Y Be outer color. also Be + W vertical + horizontal stripes NG + - old style tags used - single curve 4or non-circlite O - Vimpfite tags made. ● - used on coats
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Fullani 1949 Fulica americana Bandng -1- DATE RT TAG BAND BROOD SEX AGE LOCALITY july 6 R 45-624038 N I Loc Jewel Lake Contra Costa Co. Calif. "" B 45-624033 N ♀? A "" "" S 45-624037 N ♂? A "" "" july 8 G 45-624040 S I Loc "" "" july 8 Y 45-624036 S I Loc "" "" july 8 G/S 45-624039 N I Loc "" "" "" S/B 496-71601 S ♀? A "" "" "" S/R 45-624035 S I Loc "" "" "" Y 45-624032A S I Loc "" "" Tilden R. used replacing B/S july 6 S/R 45-624034 N I Loc "" "" july 8 GS 496-71602 S I Loc "" "" "" R/B 496-71603 S I Loc "" "" "" G/B 496-71605 N I Loc "" "" Aug 5 B/S 496-71608 m N J Loc "" "" July 28 [illegible] 496-71607 m N J Loc "" "" July 15 R/S 496-71606 S I Loc "" "" "" P/B 496-71604 N I Loc "" "" "" Y 45-624032 N I Loc "" "" Nov 18 NS/G 496-71610 - ♀ I Lake Temescal, Oakland, Alameda Co., Calif. "" S/G 496-71609 - I "" "" "" NG/S 496-71623 - ♀ I "" "" "" GS 496-71624 - I Aquatic Parks, Berkeley, Alameda Co., Calif. "" S/R 496-71625 - I "" "" "" S/R 496-71626 - I "" "" "" R/S 496-71627 - I "" "" "" R/S 496-71628 - ♂ I Jewel Lake, Tilden Park, Contra Costa Co., Calif. Dec 2 V/W 496-71629 - ♂ A "" "" "" WR 496-71630 - ♂ A "" "" "" RW 496-71631 - ♀ A "" "" Dec 16 VR 496-716 32 - ♂ A Lake Temescal, Alameda Co. Calif. "" R/G 496-716 33 - ♂ A "" "" Feb 3 S/R 496-716 34 - ♀? I "" "" Dec 9 VG/O 496-716 35 - ♀ A Lake Temescal, Oakland, Alameda Co., Calif.
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Hullon 1949 1/2 Fulica americana Banding-1/ DATE COLOR & PATTERN OF RIGHT TAG BAND BLOOD SEX AGE LOCALITY R July 6 Red R 45-624038 N ♀♂ IMM Jewel Lake. B July 6 Blue B 45-624033 N ♀♂ Ad. " S July 6 Silver S 45-624037 N ♂♂♂ Ad. " G July 8 Green G 45-624040 S IM " P Y July 8 Yellow Y 45-624036 S I " S/S July 8 Cream/ Silver 1/2 45-624039 N I " B July 8 Blue 1/2 496-71601 S ♀? ad. " R July 8 Red 1/2 Silver 45-624039 S I " S/R July 8 Silver 1/2 45-624032 S I " DEAD July 8 Blue/Silver 1/2 July 6 Chesto 45-624034 N IMM Jewel Lake. July 8 G/S G/S 496-71602 S I " July 8 R/B R/B 496-71603 S I " July 8 Replacing B/S July 8 G/B 496-71605 N I J " Aug 5. B/S 496-71604 mN J " July 28 S/mB 496-71607 mN J " July 15 R/S 496-716064 S ♀♂ I " July 15 P/B 496-71603 ♀♂ N ♀♂ I " July 15 Y/Y 45-624032 N I " G/X P S/m S/m S/m 496-71609 S/m B/m S/m 496-71610 Note Note-old style with wire sticking up, new style thin & m- with wire folded over.
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602 490 23 28 579 447 454 22 +32 464 23 441 412 20 392 243.9 20.8 223.1 57 13) 85 30 2.3.2 76 136
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Gullion 1949 1950 Familia americana Bandusq -2- DATE RT TAG BAND BROOD SEX AGE LOCALITY Feb 3 R/LB 496-71636 - ♂? I Lake Temescal Dec 9 BW 496-71637 - ♀ A Lake Temescal. Feb 3 ?RA 496-71638 - ♂? I " " Dec 16 BY/W/ 496-71639 - ♂ I Lake Temescal,Alameda Co., Calif. Jan 20 Y/P 496-71640 - ♂ I Univ. Calif. Campus, Alameda Co., Calif. Aug 49 G/R 496-71641 - ♀♂? Lake T... woodlind ylo co., Calif. Feb 3 B 496-71642 - ♀? I Lake Temescal Dec 16 W/BL 496-71643 - ♀ I Lake Temescal,Alameda Co. Calif. Dec 9 B/R 496-71644 - ♂ I Stony Lake San Francisco Calif. " B/LG 496-71645 - ♀ I " " " B/PB 496-71646 - ♂ I " " Dec 11 Y/Bar 496-71647 - ♀ I Suisung City, Solano Co., Calif. " Y/R 496-71648 - ♂ I " " Feb 3 BY 496-71649 - ♂? I Berkeley Aquatic Park Dec 16 G 496-71650 - ♂ I Lake Temescal,Alameda Co. Calif. Feb 3 Y/B 496-71651 - ♂? I Berkeley Aquatic Park Apr 5 O 496-71652 - ♂? ? Lake Temescal, Apr 19 B%/O 496-71653 - ♀ ad. Lake Temescal. Apr 21 W.O/B 496-71654 - ♂ ad Lake Temescal. Apr 29 G 496-71655 E ♂? ad Lake Temescal. May 24 B/O/G 496-71656 SE ♀ ad. " " May 12 O-O/G 496-71657 E ♀ ad " " Sept 10 G... 496-71658 Sept 10 Y-B 496-71658 - ♂ imin. Lake Temescal Sept. 10 G-V?? 496-71659 - ♂ 1st ypr. " " " " W-W 496-71660 - ♀ imm " "
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Gullioni 1949 Fulica americana Jewel Lake, Tilden Park Contra Costa Co. Call. DATE BAND NO. WT. TMT MID TOE TOE 3 HALLAX TOE 1 BILLS. Shield. July 8 45-624032A 464-23 441 48 65 20 38 July 6 45-624033 432 42 60 20 45 July 6 45-624034 447 48 67 21 40 July 8 35 517-25 49 65 19 39 July 8 36 430-20 49 66 22 37 July 6 37 677-21 54 73 24 48 July 6 38 656 54 75mm. 21mm. 42mm July 6 39 579mm. 48 65 23 39 July 8 40 404-121 392 44 64 18 35 July 8 496-71601 412-20 690-21 50 69 20 51 July 8 02 669 509-27 50 72 21 39 July 8 03 482 502-27 53 69 19 39 July 8 04 July 8 05 389-200 369 47 74 22 37 06 07 45-624032 2/1 2/4 383 112 392 3/2
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among trees undergoing desiccation - same - Syrian section of a nurse a The unchipped wing, spread out to dry. The right leg
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1949 DATE BAND RT TAG TMT mm MID TAR mm MID TAR mm HALAX BILL SHIELD mm mm HALLAX BILL SHIELD Notes of INTERNAL SEX INTERMAC UNDER WING COVERT EYES LEGS °C ANIMAL TEMP AGE BY BILL REF NOTE PAGE PAGE Oct 31 37 50 53 131 134 73 76 40 9 " " 38 2W 597 53 134 76 45 45 " " 39 2W 518 50 77 77 85 46 11 " " 40 P 613 54 132 75 47 12 " " 41 SX 481 56 137 81 24 44 7 " " 42 SX 438 52 80 24 46 11 " " 43 P G 398 50 135 71 21 41 9 " " 85 G-G 396 49 127 72 24 41 10 " " 44 1/8/5 449 51 71 22 41 9 " " 45 6/S 489 49 70 20 43 11 " " 798 82 P/O 373 51 68 21 39 17 F " " 46 8X 559 52 122 71 21 45 12 " " 47 6S 510 52 70 20 42 8 " " 48 18/16 431 53 72 22 43 10 F " " 49 VSB 492 52 126 73 21 41 10 D-r-strade 11-26-49 " " 50 8S 587 50 124 71 20 45 8 M Died 12-7-49 malaria 11-26-49 Died 12-5-49 Killed 12-12-49 Killed 11-23-49 malaria Died 11-26-49 Killed 11-16-49 Killed 11-23-49 Ratcured 9-10-50 malaria Died 1-3-50 Died 12-28-49 killed 6-28-50 malaria Died 12-8-49 Died 12-28-49 Killed 1-31-50 malaria Died 12-7-49 I I I I I I G ? I G M I G 41.0 133-166 133-150 " " 39.5° I 133 " " 40.8° I 133-143 " " 40.0 I 146- " " 39.8 41.5 138- " " 39.5 39.2 143- " " 39.2 157-170 I G 15- " " 39.8 40.8 I 165- " " 41.2 30 I 165- " " 41.2 157-166 " " 39.5 137-164 " " 40 166-187 " " 40.5° I 150- " " 39.4 I
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1949 DATE BAND RT TAG WT GMS. TM7 & TOE MID hALLAX BILL'S SHIELD POLLEY CLAW 2nd DRIMAR TEH ET MID RECTRIX TOT ISA EYE BUASA MALAGE TEMP. BILL C LOBE REF NOTE PAGE 29/31 malaria X 47562 50 1773 21 40 9 I I - 44.9 A A 133 X 610-32 53 176 21 45 5 a A Y A 39.5 A 133 X 518 50 177 25 46 11 othured I A G I 40.8 I 133 malaria feeling 11-16-49 X 613 56 175 24 47 12 othured I A G I 40 I A 133 X 481 56 181 24 44 7 I G 39.8 I A X 438 52 188 24 46 11 I A G 39.5 I X 398 50 171 21 41 9 I G 39.2 I X 396 49 172 24 41 10 PRIMARIES PULLED I G 39.2 I X 449 51 171 22 41 9 I Y 40.8 I X 489 49 170 20 43 11 I Y 41.2 I X 373 51 182 68 21 39 7 I I 41.2 I X 559 52 171 21 45 12 I I 39.5 I X 510 52 170 20 42 8 I A ? A 137 X 431 53 172 22 43 10 I G 40 I X 492 52 173 21 41 10 I G 40.5 I X 587 50 171 20 45 8 I G 37.4 A
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1949 DATE BAND RT TAG WT GMS TMT M.M. TOT SHANK TOE TOT MID SHANK TOE Nov/8 496-71630 W.82 567 59 135 78 , , V81 533 116 , 496-71633 R. 735 62 141 79 , 496-71631 BRW 593 56 121 70 , V81 666 126 , 496-71632 WR 713 59 135 78 , 496-71637 BWJ 634 59 130 74 , 496-71629 VOY 829 60 136 79 , 496-71635 V60 565 56 126 73 , X.B 818 132 Nov/8T 496-71610 N.8A 498 115 T 496-71609 S/5 632 118 T 496-71623A NA 567 130 B 496-71624 X.R 450 122 B 496-71625 S/R 582 121 B 496-71626 V.8S 572 115 B 496-71627 X.S 573 123 B 496-71628 X.S 570 128 , 496-71659 G.8V 534 131 BASE OF SHIELD BILL OR SWIELD 2.0 50 2.5 52 2.0 54 18 49 2.5 55 2.1 53 18 50 2.3 56 19 49 2.1 53 11 41 15 46 13 47 12 45 14 46 13 42 14 46 13 49 11 48 SEX EYES UNDER WING COVERT AGE BY BILL REF NOTE PAGE M. F. X Y P A Y A O A Y P A Y A O A Y P A Y A F A Y M A YB A F A Y M A YB 10 M A Y P A Y A O A Y P A Y A F A Y P A Y A O A G P A Y A F A G P A G 30 F I G P I G 142-156 , I G P I G 142 M A G P M G 142 H I G P H G 142 11 I 6 142 died 18-15-49 died 12-5-49 died 12-5-49 died 12-5-49 died 18-15-49 gathered 9/30/57 C. G. 145-148 158- 146-148 149-156 157- 149- 142 142 142-156 142 142 142 142 153-157 178-
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1949 DATE BAND RT TAG WT gms. TH1T mm MID TOE mm TARSUS mm HALUX mm BILLED SHIELD mm BILL & SHIELD Dec 9 496-71639 8/M 643 59 137 96 51 16 " 496-71644 B/R 656 59 135 75 48 12 " 496-71645 B/LG 447 52 122 70 42 9 " 496-71646 B/PP 755 61 141 78 51 16 " 496-71647 Y/B 622 60 130 75 48 15 " 496-71648 Y/R 601 61 143 80 49 13 " 496-71658 Y-B 524 65 147 85 43 1 F " 496-71650 G/W 640 62 138 79 50 15 " 496-71643 W/B 679 56 130 74 47 14 Dec/5 (A) 54 - 59 131 76 Dec19 1 682 " 2 605 " 3 689 " 4 520 " 5 536 " 6 505 " 7 611 " 8 533 " 9 523 " 10 740
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1950 DATE BAND NO. TAG WT grno. Jan 28 16 546 " 17 404 " 18 306 " 19 458 " 20 514 Jan 29 21 470 " 22 354 " 23 571 " 24 454 " 25 553 " 26 463 " 27 552 Jan 30 28 467 " 29 361 " 30 446 " 31 414 " 32 459 " 33 505 " 34 319 Feb 3 4967/638 R/LB 360 CLASS SHIELD CONDITION COVERT WING COVER LEG + MID TOE 3 F killed 1-28-50 O O 3 W " " " O O 7 SS " " " O O 7 SS " " " O O 6 S " " " O O 4 W killed 1-29-50 O O+O 5 F " " " O O+O 3 W " " " O O+O 4 SS " " " O O+O 6 SS " " " O O+O 7 SS killed 1-30-50 O O+O 5 SS " " " O O+O 8 SS " " " O O+O F W " " " O O+O 7 SS " " " O O+O 8 F " " " O O 16 F " " " O BY BILL PAGE T 181 A? 181 I 182 I 182 I 182 A 183 A> 183 I? 183 A? 183 N 184 N? 184 N 186 T? 185 I 185 I 185 A? 186 I? 186 ? 188 ? 188
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1971 DATE BAND RT TAG WT TMT MID TARAS HALLA BILL w-witing SHIELD GMS. mm mm mm (BILL) F-face. SHIELD Dec 19 - 11 676 - - killed 12-19-49 11 " 12 645 - - " " 13 714 - - " " 14 475 - - " " 15 656 - - 1950 Jan 7 18% 465-31 killed/31-50 " 6. 477-31 killed/31-50 " 496-71654 W-08 556 leg S P 4-2-50 " 496-71652 .76 477 Released 4-5-50 " LB/P 520 Died 5-15-50 " 57 527 2-1 killed/2-1-50 " 77 387 Died 3-17-50 " .58. 488 -31 killed/31-50 " .59. 494 2-1 killed/2-1-50 " .60. 431 -31 killed/31-50 " 785 801 573 killed/6-28-50 " .61. 440 -31 killed/31-50 " 787 86 P/LG 561 killed/9-10-50 " 788 81 X/Xe 440 killed/6-28-50 LIEUTENANT LEG COVERT M's SEX M's SHIELD (CASE: COND) G G YG G YG G G G G YG G YG G G YG G YG G YG G MI MI M3 ? MI M3 M3 M1 M2 P M2 M2 M2 M2 M2 M2 7 SS 9 SS 3 F 1 F 3 F 9 SS 1 F 7 F 3 SS 8 F 6 SS 9 SS 2 SS 4 F TARS MID TOE mm MID TOE mm 138 139 124 137 135 126 REF NOTE PAGE Bill I 164- I 164- I 164- I 164- I 164- I 188- I 188- I? I P A 190- A 235- I 188- AP M1 189 I 189 A?/189 I? I
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1950 Date. Jan 7 "" "" 2 "" "" "" "" "" "" p, "" "" jan. 13 Band. RT TAG 62 63 F96-71660 84 65 66 79-795 T96 T97 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 96-71640 wt gmo. 39 1/2-2 2-2 42 2 10 39 8 LG/G 4 1/1 1/3/1 53 8 W-R: 49 4 B-B 88 506 O LB 435 G-O 488 O LB 497 O LB 535 5 41 1/3/1 39 0 88 333 490 2-1 390 2-1 482 505 1/3/1 Y/P 55 2 CLASS 7 7 5 7 7 3 4 2 1 3 4 3 3 8 3 3 7 1 9 2 SHIELD CONDITION F F SS F SS SS SS F F SS SS SS SS F SS SS F SS W UNDER WING CONVERT LEG M3 M3 M2 M3 M2 M2 M2 M3 M2 P M1 M2 M1 Me M3 M1 M2 SIZE OF RIGHT LEG 9 9 9 XG 9 9 XG 9 XG 9 XG 9 9 G 9 G 9 G 9 G 9 G 9 G 9 G 9 XG 9 G 9 G 9 XG BURSA (MM) 30 22 25 20 N? 25 15 28 25 10 28 42 22 15 28 A? 23 35 25 15 AGE BY BURSA B/L I I A? I I? I? I? I A? I I I I I? A? I I? I I
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QUARTERLY SHEET 1950 Bar. Reg. Tag WT Gram Tarawa Mid Toe Leg & Mid Toe Mid Toe Shield Class Good. Dmt Sex Ldg Under Wing Cover Leg Over Age Dist Pace Feb 3 496-7164A G/R 311 128 5 F Dead I Kura 20 II 496-71642 R/R 337 129 7 F M2 G I II 496-7163X G/R 283 126 8 F M3 G I II 496-71638 Q/R 308 125 8 F M3 G I II 496-71649 B/L 425 134 4 SS M2 G 25 I? II 496-71651 35 142 7 SS killed 2-3-50 G I III 496-71641 G/R 461 361 8 F M1 G 20 I? Mar 19 496-71641 G/R 120 -S Did 3-50 Ad. 241- Mar 24 40-600861 0361 128 S muttering E pair. Y0 Ad. Apr 29 496-71655 G/R 124 9 S not SE pair by voice May 24 496-71656 B-016 55 123 66 9 S muttering E pair by voice Ad. May 12 496-71657 0-016 9 S muttering E pair by voice Ad. June 14 18 X6 July 12 83 X6 July 12 84 T. 20 18
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TAG SEX AGE DISPOSITION 0-0, Bn/8/Y ?? 67 OIB ♂ Killed 2-1-50 68 G/IO ♂ killed 2-2-50 69 O/B⊥ ♂ killed 2-1-50 70 B⊥? ♂ Killed 1-31-50 653 O ⊘ aged 2-1-50- testosterone pellet under skin. estrogen pellets under skin 3-17-50. Released Bied 1-18-50. 71 G/⊘ ♂ 72 B⊥ ♂ killed 2-1-50 73 V6 ⊘ killed 2-1-50 74 R/B ⊘ killed 2-1-50 75 B⊥/LB ♂ Killed 1-31-50 640 Y/P ♂? Escaped-Jan, 1950. 636 R/LB Released Lake Temescal. 2-3-50 641 G/R 642 R B G 634 G R 638 O R 649 B⊥ Y 651 Y/B Released Berkeley Aquatic Park 2-3-50
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Sullon 1949 Fulica americana -1- ASSIGNED NUMBER TAG SEX AGE DISPOSITION. 37 BO ♀ I malaria Died of malaria? 11-26-49 38 WO ♂ I Died 12-5-49 39 O/W ♂ I k-Died from too much ether 12-12-49 40 P ♂ I killed 11-23-49 mold in thoracic air sac. 41 X/Y ♂ I malaria Died of malaria? 11-26-49. 42 G ♂ I killed 11-16-49 43 P/G ♂ I killed 11-23-49 served internally satisfied? 0085 G-G ♀ I amnesia killed 10-31-49 killed 9/10/50 44 B/S ♀ I malaria Died 1-3-50. 45 G/S ♀ I malaria Died 12-28-49 2-T98 P/O ♀ I killed 6/28/50 46 ♂ I malaria Died of malaria 12-8-49 47 G/S ♀ I tried to sex on 11-12-49 but failed sewn up internally. malaria. Died 12-28-49 48 LB/G ♀ I malaria released from confinement jan 9, 1950. killed 1-31-50 49 A/B ♀ I Drowned 11-25-49 50 P/S ♀ I Malaria Died of Malaria 12-7-49 630 W/82 ♂ A cared sewn up 11-25-49. Released on Jewel Lake tagged with 12-2-49 633 R/G ♂ A killed 11-23-49 served internally satisfied? 631 W/R ♀ A served sewn up 12-10-49 Released Lake Temescal 12-16-49 52 A/E ♀ A served & sewn up 11-25-49. Tagged R/W released on Jewel Lake 12-2-49 632 WR ♂ A served & sewn up 12-20-49 Released Lake Temescal 12-16-49 served sewn up 12-3-49 637 BW/W ♀ A released on Lake Temescal 12-9-49 629 W ♂ A served & sewn up 11-25-49 - Tagged R/W - killed by Fox? Released on Jewel Lake 12-2-49 about 18-50. 635 V/O ♀ A served & sewn up 12-3-49 Released on Lake Temescal 12-9-49 Died 11-19-49 - very fat. 53 R/B ♂ 610 M/A I Released on Lake Temescal, 11-18-49 609 S/I I " " " " 623 NG ♀ I " " " Died Lake Merritt 12-15-49 624 G/S I " " " " 625 S/R I Released on Berkeley Aquatic Park - 11-18-49 626 S/I I " " " " 627 R/B I " " " " " "
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Dullon 1949 Fulica americana -2- TAG SEX AGE DISPOSITION. 628 RS 659/69 B/S 8? I Released on Berkeley Aquatic Park 11-8-49 644 B/R I Released on Lake Temescal 9/10-50 645 B/PB I Released on Stony Lake, San Francisco 12-9-49 646 B/ PB I " " " 647 Y/B.r. I " " " 648 Y/R I Released at Union City, Solano Co., Calif. 658 Y-B Y/G 8? " " 12-11-49 650 C 643 W/B. ? 639 B/W/ ? 55 W ? 56 G/BG ? 654 W-O/B G/C ? Released Lake Temescal, 9-10-50 552 P 76 LB/P X/ 57 X/8 ? 77 C/W ? 58 B/R ? 59 R/B ? 60 W/OB ? 80-T85 BG 61 G/P ? T87 86 P LG/ ? T88-Y-X/R Y/R ? 62 P/Y ? 63 P/F ? 191# 660W-W O/B+ ? Released Lake Temescal, 9-10-50 64 LG/O ? 65 LG/G ? 66 O/LB ? 79-T95 W-R LG/Br ? T96 (G-Y/B) B-B Y/LB killed 1-31-50 killed 1-31-50 Died 2-15-50 killed 2-1-50 Died 3-17-50-too much ether. killed 1-31-50 killed 2-1-50 killed 1-31-50 killed 6-28-50 killed 1-31-50 killed 9-10-50 killed 6-28-50 killed 2-2-50 killed 2-2-50 killed 2-2-50 killed 1-31-50 killed 2-2-50 castrated & scumming up 1-25-59-testrogen tablet placed under skin killed 6-20-50 castrated 1-25-50-testosterone under skin. killed 9-10-50 sewed, sewn up 12-10-49-released 12-13-49 Released Pale Temescal 12-16-49 sewed & sewn up 12-10-49 released 12-13-49 Released Lake Temescal 12/16-49 Tried to sex but failed-sewn up 12-10-49 resect 12-13-49. Released Lake Temescal 12-16-49 sewed 1-25-50-testosterone pellet under skin released Lake Temescal, 4-21-50 protecting pellet under skin 2-8-50 released lake testosterone under skin 3-17-50 Temescal 4-5-50 protecting pellet under skin 2-8-50-estrogen pellet.
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T. Tommerol M. Saba Marritt J. Jewel. A - Aquatic Phc S. Stour Lake. F Nq. X-men-T.Tekn TAG LOCATION. Nov. 18, 1949 Nov. 19, 1949 Nov. 24, 1949 Nov. 28, 1949 Dec. 3, 1949 Dec. 9, 1949 Dec. 11, 1949 Dec. 15, 1949 Dec. 16, 1949 Dec. 17, 1949 Dec. 21, 1949 Dec. 23, 1949 Dec. 26, 1949 Jan. 14, 1950 Feb. 3, 1950 Feb. 6, 1950 Feb. 7, 1950 VISITED -> X T,A T,A T,M M J J,T T,S F M T J S T J T A 610 NG T,N R T X - X J 609 S G T,N R T X T X 623 NS TR R T X T - 624 GS TR R T X T - 625 S/R A,R R A X X M 626 S R A,BK R A X A X M 627 RS A R A X A 628 XS A R A X A 629 VW J R J R J R J 630 W Be J X J 631 BeW J X J 635 VG T RT 633 R G T X T 637 BeW T R T 644 B/R S R S 645 BLG S R S 646 BLB S R S 647 Y/B F RF 648 Y/R F,R RF 632 WO T R T 639 Be/W/ T R T 643 W/BeT X X 650 G T X X 634 G R RT 636 R/LB T RT - 638 O R RT - 641 G/R T RT - 642 BBE Y/X RT - 649 A RA 651 A BA
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T-Temeral. M-Marrit J-Jewel A-Aquatic Ph. S-Stout. F-Summit Cit R-released T-Tichen X-alien VISITED -> Area of Release. M Mar 3, 1950 TA Mar 10, 1958 MT Mar 24, 1950 TT Mar 25, 1950 T Mar 26, Oct 1 5 8 10 17 19 10 NSG T X^M 09 S/T G T X^M 23 NG T Died Lake Merritt 24 XS T 25 S/R A 26 S/R A 27 AS A 28 RS A 29 W/O J Killed Jewel Lake 30 N/BL J 31 BL/W J 32 BG T 33 RB T X^T X^ ? ? X^T X^T 37 B/LW T X^? 544 B/R S 545 B/LG S 546 B/LB S 647 Y/BL F 548 Y/R F x? 532 W/O T 639 BE/W T 643 W/BL T X^T X^T X^T X^T ? X^T X^T 650 O/G T X^T X^T X^T X^T ? X^T X^T 684 G/R T 636 R/LB T 638 G/R T 641 G/R T Died Lake Temescal. 642 B/B T A 649 BL/Y T A 651 Y/S T A 652 O T R^T X^T X^T 653 30% T R^T
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Taken seen to taggo Tag. July/2 July/13 July/14 July/15 July/16 July/19 July/21 July/22 July/25 July/27 July/28 July/29 July/30 July/31 Aug/1 Aug/3 Aug/4 Aug/5 AGE BROOD A R X X X X X B X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X S X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X G X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Y X X X X X X X X X X X X X G/S X X BIS S/R/R X X X T X X X X X X X X X X X X REPLACED BY I/S G/S X LOST G/S X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X R/B X X X T X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X G/B X X X X X X X X X X X X X RIS replacing BIS D D D Y/O/B X O/B X X X X X X X X X X X X X R/S X X X X X X X X X IN IN IN IN IN IN IS N
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GULLION 1949 c-egg cool w-egg warm +-strange egg nf-not fertile l-egg lost b-egg broken p-pipped h-hatched Fulica Americana - Jewel Lake, 510ft., Contra Costa Co., Calif. NEST NO. 026.0 ON TERRITORY - CARRYING MATERIALS - PLATFORM - FINISHED SHELL - LINED (other) INCUBATING Apr. 9 at least MATERIALS EGG 9 2 73 4 5 86 83 86 19 10 DATE- laid WTS-Apr 9 w w w w w w w w Apr 26 h. h. h. -h-. w w w w Apr 27 l l l l h. p p w w Apr 27 ? Apr 28 92. Apr 29 100. l l l l h. p P W P h Apr 30 Date- hatched 4/24? 4/24? 4/25? 4/26 4/27 4/28 4/28 4/29 4/30 NSTL MARKED " WTS- LEFT NEST REMARKS:
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GULLION 1949 July 1 Jewel Lake, Tilden Park, Contra Costa Co. Calif. Fulica americana - NEST NO. N 25o 24 ON TERRITORY_ CARRYING MATERIALS x PLATFORM -- FINISHED -- SHELL (other) LINED -- INCUBATING_ (e-egg cool w-egg warm +-strange egg nf-not fertile l-egg lost b-egg broken p-pipped h-hatched MATERIALS EGG 1 2 3 4 5 6 x x x x DATE- laid ?/11 ?6/10 ?6/9 ?6/12 ?6/18 ?6/7 WTS-July 5 - - - 24.91 - -- July 1 w w h w h. July 2 p P h. w p July 3 11am p P. p July 3 3pm July 4 10 p July 5 h. July 6 I Date- hatched 7/5 7/3 7/2 7/6 7/1 ?/1 NSTL MARKED R3 R2 ? L3 ? ? R1 L1 L2 " WTS-July 5 17.45 - July 6 - 25.96 July 13 - 34.08 July 14 51.18 - July 22 - 55.89 July 28 - - Aug 5 - -- LEFT NEST REMARKS: Apparently L3 died July 6 due to trapping operations.
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GULLION 19 49 Fulica americana - Jewel Lake 5/0 ft, Contra Costa Co., Calif. NEST NO. C12.13 ON TERRITORY CARRYING MATERIALS PLATFORM FINISHED SHELL LINEL +strange egg (other) Found 4/27 nf-not fertile INCUBATING l-egg lost MATERIALS b-egg broken c-egg cool w-egg warm p-pipped EGG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DATE- laid WTS Found 4/27 w w w w w w w w w w 4/28 w w w w w w w w w w 4/29 w w w w w w w w w w 5/2 w w P P T w P w 5/3 28.9g 26.4 h 3h 28.2 w h 28.1 5/5 28.6 26.2 27.0 27.7 5/7 28.3 26.0 departed Date- hatched 1 5/3 5/4? 4/30? 5/5 5/1? 5/2? 5/3 5/6? NSTL MARKED R4 " WTS--5/5 22.4 LEFT NEST REMARKS:
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GULLION 1949 Fulica americana-- Jewel Lake,570ft,Central Coast C.o.,Calif. NEST NO. I.S.13 ON TERRITORY CARRYING MATRIALS PLATFORM FINISHED SHELL LINID OTHER INCUBATING June 20 at least MATERIALS c-egg cool w-egg warm +-strange egg nf-not fertile l-egg lost b-egg broken p-pipped EGG 6/15 6/16 6/17 6/18 6/19 6/20 7 8 9 10 DATE- laid ? ? ? ? ? ? WTS-6/20 w w w w w w 6/21 w w w w w w 6/23 c c c c c c 9.32. Date- hatched NSTL MARKED " WTS- LEFT NEST REMARKS: Revised June 22 - cold at 9:30 a.m., 6/23
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GULLION 19#9 Fulica americana - Gemel Lake, 570 ft., Contra Costa Co., Calif. NEST NO. F9.24 ON TERRITORY CARRYING MATERIALS PLATFORM FINISHED SHELL LINER INCUBATING 7/3 at least (other) c-egg cool w-egg warm +-strange egg nf-not fertile l-egg lost b-egg broken p-pipped MATERIALS 6/30 1/2 7/2 7/3 7/4 5 6 7 8 9 10 EGG 1 ? ? ? DATE- laid WTS- 7/13 w w w w 7/4 e e e e 11a.m. " 31.50 31.76 29.38 30.13 Date- hatched NSTL MARKED " WTS- LEFT NEST REMARKS: Deserted on July 4 - cold at 11 a.m.
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GULLION 1950 Fulica americana -- Jewel Lake, 510ft. Contra Costa Co., Calif. -- NEST NO. P25.7 ON TERRITORY CARRYING MATERIALS PLATFORM FINISHED SHELL ---- LINED ---- INCUBATING 3/30? (other) Destroyed by coon?) 4/1. MATERIALS Dried cat-tails leaves, few green leaves. c-egg cool w-egg warm +-strange egg nf-not fertile l-egg lost b-egg broken p-pipped EGG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DATE-laid 3/22 3/22 3/22 3/22 ?3/24 3/24 3/25 3/26 3/27 3/29? WTS- 3/28 26.7 - 27.0 26.4 25.7 25.6 26.0 - 35.7 - 4/1 l l l l l l l l l l 3/30 w w w w w w w w w w 4/1 O l l l O l l l l l Date- hatched NSTL MARKED " WTS- LEFT NEST REMARKS: Raided by raccoon? on night of 3/30 a.m. 3/31.
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GULLION 1950 Fulica Americana - Jewel Lake, STH. Contra Costa Co., Calif. NEST NO. 1425.19 ON TERRITORY Permanent CARRYING MATERIALS _ PLATFORM _ FINISHED SHELL _ LINED _ INCUBATING. 4/14 at least (other) MATERIALS_ c-egg cool w-egg warm +-strange egg nf-not fertile l-egg lost b-egg broken p-pipped EGG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 page DATE- laid 4/3 4/8 4/9 4/6 4/14 4/5 4/7 WTS- 4/14 w w w w w w 4/27 w w ww p w 4/29 w w w w 5/1 w c p w wc 377 5/3 wc l l 13 days 386 5/5 l 19 days Date- hatched 4/26? l 5/2? l 4/26? 4/28 4/30 17 days NSTL MARKED - - - - - - "WTS 6/10 v v v v v v LEFT NEST REMARKS:
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GULLION 1950 c-egg cool w-egg warm +-strange egg nf-not fertile l-egg lost b-egg broken p-pipped Fulica americana - - Jewel Lake, 510 ft., Contra Costa Co. Calif. - NEST NO. N25.24 ON TERRITORY Permanent CARRYING PLATFORM MATERIALS FINISHED LINING SHELL (other) INCUBATING 6/6 at least MATERIALS Mostly dead cat-tail leaves but with some green stuff worked in, see Kodaklide. EGG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DATE- laid 6/1 6/2 6/3 6/4 6/5 6/6 WTs 6/4 w w w w - - 6/5 c c c c c - 6/6 w w w w w w 6/8 l l l l l l Date- hatched NSTL MARKED " WTS- LEFT NEST REMARKS: Nest empty at 2:30 p. m. June 8. Some new materials in nest so it doesn't look deserted, can't figure it out exactly.
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GULLION 1950 c-egg cool w-egg warm +-strange egg nf-not fertile l-egg lost b-egg broken p-pipped Fulica americana - Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. NEST NO. D/6,2 ON TERRITORY CARRYING MATERIALS PLATFORM FINISHED SHELL LINER INCUBATING 7/1 at least (other) MATERIALS EGG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DATE- laid 7/9 7/10 7/11 7/12 WTS- 7/15 w w w w 7/19 w w w w 7/26 w w w w 7/31 p' w p³+ w Date- hatched NSTL MARKED " WTS- LEFT NEST REMARKS: Should start watching july 30
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MATERIALS load Fertilizer INCREASING (rod) 1000 cool water one one 2500
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GULLION 1950 Fulica americana - - Lake Temescal, 420ft, Alameda Co., Calif NEST NO. J6.5 ON TERRITORY __ CARRYING __ PLATFORM __ MATERIALS FINISHED March 10 LINED March 10/1950 SHELL (other) INCUBATING 3/29 MATERIALS c-egg cool w-egg warm +-strange egg nf-not fertile l-egg lost b-egg broken p-pipped EGG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DATE- laid 3/22 3/24 3/25 3/25 3/26 3/27 3/28 3/29 WTS-3/29 33.2 34.4 - - - - 31.8 32.8 4/8 32.2 - - 32.9 - - 30.7 31.7 4/12 - l - - - - - - 4/21 w w w w w w w I 4/24 b. w w w w w b. 4/28 w w w w w #6 floating was not 5/5 rotten l l w l rotten 6/6 l l l l 4/21 Date- hatched L1 NSTL MARKED " WTS- LEFT NEST REMARKS: L1 apparently died some time after hatching. - See next page for continued record of this nest.
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GULLION 1950 Fulica Americana - - Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Alameda Co., Calif. - NEST NO. J6.5 ON TERRITORY CARRYING MATERIALS - PLATFORM FINISHED SHELL - LINED March 10, 1950 INCUBATING 3/29 (other) MATERIALS w-egg warm c-egg cool +-strange egg nf-not fertile l-egg lost b-egg broken p-pipped EGG A B C D E F G H I J DATE- laid 3/1 ? ? ?4 5? 5/6 5/7 5/8 5/9 5/10 WTS- 5/20 w w w w w w w w w w 5/22. w w w P w w w w w w 5/23 w w w P. w W w w w w 5/24 w w w h w w w w w w 5/26 w w w w w w w w w w 5/27 w w w w w w w w w w 5/29 w w c w w w w P w C 5/31 c w c w w w h w p w 6/2 w w w w w w w h? w 6/3 w w w w w w w l w 6/4 w w w w y w w l w 6/12 l l l y y l Date- hatched 5/24 5/30? 6/1? NSTL MARKED L1 R1 L2 " WTS- Painted red 5/31 burned 6/4 found dead at Sand Lake June 8, 1950 LEFT NEST REMARKS: Nest renewed 5/31 - this is the same nest as the earlier J6.5.
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GULLION 1950 Fulica americana - Lake Temescal, +20ft, Alameda Co., Calif. NEST NO. Q22.13 ON TERRITORY Permanent CARRYING ? PLATFORM & 4/8 MATERIALS FINISHED 4/8/14 LINED ? SHELL (other) defaced text INCUBATING 4/19 MATERIALS c-egg cool w-egg warm +-strange egg nf-not fertile. l-egg lost b-egg broken p-pipped EGG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DATE- laid 4/20 4/18 4/15? 4/17 4/21 4/16? 4/19 WTS- 4/22 w w w w w w w -got to nest first time. 4/24 w w w w w w 5/9 w w P w w P w 5/9 w w w P w w w 5/10 w w P w w w 5/10- 35.0 5/11 P P -20 5/12 P P -22 5/13 P T Date- hatched 5/13? 5/11 5/9 5/10 5/14 5/9 5/12 NSTL MARKED - R3 L1 L2 L4 R1 " WTS- LEFT NEST REMARKS:
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GULLION 1950 c-egg cool w-egg warm +-strange egg mf-not fertile. l-egg lost b-egg broken p-pipped Fulica americana - Lake Temescal 420ft. Alameda C. Calif. NEST NO. T6.1 ON TERRITORY Permanent. CARRYING MATERIALS _ PLATFORM 4/12 FINISHED SHELL 4/14 LINED 4/17 INCUBATING 4/19 at least (other) Defense 4/17 MATERIALS . EGG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DATE- laid 4/18? 4/19? 4/20? 4/21? 4/22 4/23? 4/24? 4/25? 4/26? 4/27? WTS- 4/19 w w - - - - - - - 4/21 w w w w - - - - - 4/26 w w w w w w w w w. - 4/28 w w w w w w w w w 4 5/11 P. P P w w w w w w w 5/12 PP PP PPP w w w w w w w 5/13 P - - - - - - - - - 5/14 T T T T P P W W W W 5/15 26 25 24 23 23 23 PP W l w. 5/16 5/17 Date- hatched 5/13 5/13 5/13 5/13 5/14 5/15 5/17 ? ? ? NSTL MARKED - - - - L1 " WTS- LEFT NEST REMARKS: Display platform Apr. 8.
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GULLION 1950 Fulica americana Jewel Lake, 510 ft., Contra Costa Co., Calif. NEST NO. H17.2 ON TERRITORY Permanent CARRYING MATERIALS -- PLATFORM FINISHED SHELL --- LINED (other) INCUBATING 6/18 at least. c-egg cool w-egg warm +-strange egg nf-not fertile l-egg lost b-egg broken p-pipped DATE- Egg laid WTS- 6/18 w w w w w w w w 6/27 w w l. w w w w w 7/4 well P w p' w w w w 2:15pm 7/5 h. w p' p' w p' w 6:40pm 7/7 | w h h w p w 9:40am 7/8 | w | | w h. w 9:40a. 7/10 | l | | | | l Date- hatched 7/5 | 7/6? 7/7? 7/8 NSTL MARKED " WTS- LEFT NEST REMARKS:
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GULLION 1950 Fulica americana - Lake Temescal, 420ft, Alameda Co. Calif. NEST NO. K7.17 ON TERRITORY April 1, 1950 CARRYING MATERIALS PLATFORM FINISHED LINED SHIELD (other) INCUBATING June 27, 1950 MATERIALS c-egg cool w-egg warm +-strange egg mf-not fertile l-egg lost b-egg broken p-pipped EGG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DATE- laid 6/27 6/28 6/29 6/30 7/1 7/2 7/3 7/4 WTS- 7/4 2a.m. w w w w w w - 7/4 8 p.m. w w w w w w w 7/15 6.45p. w w w w w w w 7/19 12m w w w w w w w 7/22 2:30p w w w w w w Q 7/26 B Date- hatched 7/25-26. NRTL MARKED " WTS- LEFT NEST REMARKS: Should start hatching July 29.
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Records of birds released from GRAY LODGE REFUGE and LAKE MERRITT
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G. W. GULLION 1950 B Bird G-y/B (y/B -#T96)- from Gray Lodge. wt Shield Bursa Leg Page 1/9 506 2F 28 G - 1/25 497 - - - 179 Testosterone implant. 1/31 - -larger than normally seen in the field 187 - - - - - 2/2 - 3S - G 193 nasty tempered. 2/4 - - - 196 aggressive - packing sticks. 2/11 544 11S - - 202 2/23 - - - - 206 retreating before attacks by other. cagd.- 3/5 585 11S 22 G 220 no pellet. temp. 40.5° C. 3/17 510 11S - G 235 nitrogen pellet implanted. 3/21 - seems a little regressed. 236 4/2 497 3SS - - 271 pool- 4/19 [illegible] SS - 312 5/1 - 3 - 23 #Gy 368 Shield nearly flat. 5/10 - 7F - YG 409 temper mild. 5/17 - F YG 423 5/06 - SS YG 452 6/3 - 7F YG 470 6/28 - 8F 15 YG 532 mild temper Photos- p. 289, 348 Drawing- p. 343.
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G. W. GULLION 1950 B ? Bird LV (*T85) from Dray Lodge Refuge. wt Shield Base Leg Page. 1/9 573 6S 20 Y - Taken Dray Lodge. 1/17 - - - - 171 Aggressive. 2/11 557 6S - Y@ 202 3/13 - - - Y 228 Legs bright yellow 5/1 - 9S 8+ Y 369 5/10 - 12SS YG 408 Local temp. yellow w/greenish cast. 5/17 - preceding 422 5/26 - 123S-R - - 457 6/3 - 14F - Y 471 - legs scaling 6/20 - 9F - Y 505 6/28 444 4F 10 Y 532 - killed
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G. W. GULLION 1950 -released Lake Temescal. 4/5/50 ? Bird ? (#652) - from Gray Lodge Refuge. Date wt Shield Bursa Leg. 1/9 477 gm. 1F 15 mm. G 2/11 - 1?SS - - 3/17 446 1SS - G Testosterone pellet. 3/22 [illegible] 6 S[illegible] - G under skin 4/2 495 - shield much lengthened and enlarged but red area had not yet begun to increase by this day. The sequence follows a pattern - first there is a general enlargement of the whole area at the base of the bill, mainly initiated by a swelling of the white area, producing a concave shape the first week. Then the swelling fills out, becoming more and more convex. At this time the red area commences growth posteriorly. With this growth is a general swelling of the skin or thickening of the skin just posterior to the shield, giving a whole new prominence to the shield and top of the head. The growth of the red is in a series of rings, readily evident on the actively growing shield. When this growth ceases, the whole red area thickens, hardens and becomes convex and very prominent, very markedly altering the appearance of the bird. 4/5 - released.
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G. W. GULLION 1950 released into Temescal, 4/21/50. Bird ♂ W-0/B (GC #654) - from Gray Lodge, Jan. 7, 1950 Date wt Shield Bursa. Leg 1/9 556 3 F 20mm. G Testost. 1/25 548gm. - - - 1/30 - - greatly swollen - larger than normally seen in field 2/2 - 10 12x14mm - - 2/11 601gm. 11 S - YG general disengagement with other birds. 3/5 635gm. 11 13x17 mm. - - pellet present but small. 3/17 599gm. 11 S 14x17 mm. - scale ing to yellow. pellet removed no feather growth. down some. S 4/3 585gm. - - - temper still bad. 4/19 540gm. 11 S - shanks not orange 4/21 - - 15 mm - Released.
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G. W. GULLION 1950 -released Lake Temescal, 4/19/50 (A) Bird # (#653)- from Gray Lodge Refuge. 4A Shin Bursa Leg Page. 1/7 390 1/9 390 855 22 G - 2/1 - 8SS - G 190 testosterone pellet. no brown on upper leg. 2/8 - - - - 199 concerned about carrying cat tail. 2/11 437 6S - G 202 3/5 425 9S - 4G 221 testosterone pellet present 3/17 404 9S - G 234 -estrogen implanted photo 3/21 - 9S - - 236 no regresses, 4/2 415 mo change - - 271 pellets not found -lost. 4/19 - 4SS 20 Y/G 312 -released- Photos-p. 271,346, Drawing-p. 341
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G. W. GULLION 1950 ? Bird Y/G (T99) - from Lake Merritt. wt Shield Brea. Leg Page. 12/9 524 1F - G - 12/16 - - 30 - 157 1/13 469 1F ? - 167 1/25 517 4SS - YG 178 2/2 - 10SS - - 193 2/11 540 10SS - YG 202 3/5 599 3SS - YG 221 Shield growing fast - see diagram p. 22. 3/13 - - - G? 228 4/8 - - - YG 279 5/1 - 9S 20± YG 369 temper bad. 5/10 - 13S - YG 409 5/17 - S - R? YG 423 5/26 - S mubled YG 452 6/3 - 10SS Y 471 6/20 - YS - YG 505 6/28 - 10SS 16 GY 532 moderate temper
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G. W. GULLION 1950 ? Bird G-VG (G, V, S, #T94) from Lake Merritt. Wt Shield Bursa Log Page. 11/18 534 ? F - G - Taken at lake Merritt. 12/13 501 - - G 154 12/16 - - 22 - 157 11/11 - - - - 166 Set up territory defense 1/25 548 4SS 15 G 178 paired w/ 2/2 - 9SS - - 193 2/11 553 3SS - G 202. 3/5 585 1IS - G 221 - log getting yellow. 4/5 - - - YG 277 4/19 518 1IS - YG 3/2 - brown on thigh. 5/1 - 1IS 10mm YG 369 5/11 - 3S - YG 412 - 5/17 - - regression TSS log scales peeling. 5/26 - SS - YR 452 shield becoming scaly. 6/3 - 9SS - - 471 6/20 - 9SS - YG 505 shield scaly. 7/1 - 9SS 22 YG 535
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G. W. GULLION 1950 A 79 Bird W-R (LG/Br # T95)- from Gray Lodge Refuge WT Shield Bezoa Log Page 1/9 494 4SS 15 YG - 1/25 464 - - - 199 estrogen under skin. 1/31 - mol enlargement 187 2/2 - 10SS - G 193 2/11 466 10SS - YG 202 cageo- 3/5 517 10SS - YG 220 -estrogen pellet not present 3/17 486 8+SS YG 234 Photo pp. 269 Testosterone -mild temped- under skin. 4/2 503 8+SS - - 269 test pellet still present. pool- 4/19 431 mo change. - 3/12 5/1 - 8 SS collenit YG 368 be pasted 5/10 - 10SS YG 409 testosterone implant mild temped 5/17 - 13S - YG^R 423 5/26 - 13S YG^R 457 6/3 - 18S YG 471 6/20 454 10S 20 YG 505 kiled
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G. W. GULLION 1950 A ? Bird O/Bs (#T91) - from Gray Lodge Refuge. DATE WT SHIELD BURSA Leg. Page 1/9 422gm. 5SS 25mm YG 1/25 414 - - 4/3 - 5 SS 5/1 - 5 S 20+ VG 368 5/10 - ? S - VG 409 shield torn off. 5/17 - ? S - Bt 423 - shield healing. 5/26 - ? SS - YG 452 - " Matragen 6/3 - ? SS - YG 470 " " 7/1 - 5+SS 24 YG 535 temp. Vol.
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G. W. GULLION 1950 ? Bird P/LG (#T87)- from Gray Lodge Refuge. Date wt Shield Bursa. Leg. Page. 1/9 561 2 SS 15m. G 3/17 481 3 SS - - 5/1 - 3 SS 16mm. Gy 369 4/2 489 - - - 5/10 - 3SS Gy 408 tempo bod. 5/17 - SS YG 422 Roga Scaling . 5/26 - S - YG R 452 6/3 - 1 SS YG 470 shield scaling 6/28 - 15 SS 22 YG 532 medly tempo
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G. W. GULLION 1949 1950 * TOO 10 (A) ? Bird w/b (s/b) from Gray Lodge, Oct. 30, 1949 Date wt Shield Bursa leg. Temp. Page. 10/31 396gm. 10 mm. ? G 39.2C 12/12 452 gm. - - - 12/16 - - 15mm. - 1/16 456gm. 2SS 20mm G 1/25 439gm. - - - 2/2 - 7SS - - 2/11 417gm. 2SS - - 3/5 482gm. 3S could little proved. G 410C 5/1 - 3S 22+ Gy 369 5/10 - 3S Gy 408 temp mild 5/17 - S fenoffed. YG 422 5/26 - " " YG B 453 6/3 - 10S YG 471 6/20 - 7S " YG 505 7/1 - 7SS 20 YG 535 temp mild
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G. W. GULLION 1950 ? ? Bird X R (# T88) from Gray Lodge Refuge. Date WT Shield Bursa Leg. Page 1/9 440 grms. 4 F 30 mm. G 2/11 - SS - - 4/3 - 6 S - - tempo mild. 5/1 - 6 S 22 G x 369 5/10 - 12 S - YG 408 5/17 - 9 S - YG 423 5/26 - 9 S - YG Bx 457 6/3 - 9 S - YG 470 6/20 - 4 S - YG 505 6/28 371 4 S 28-30 YG 532 little sign of regeneration. wing fluffy. killed
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G. W. GULLION 1950 Died 3-17-50. ♀ Bird CW ♀ (#77) - from Gray Lodge. Date wt Shield Bursa. Leg. 1/9 387 1F 25 G 1/25 382 - - - estrogen under skin. 1/31 no change in shield. 2/2 - 1F - G 2/11 378 7F - G caged. 3/5 405 7F, weak. dead pellet. - estrogen pellet present. temp bad - estrogen pellet removed. 3/17 348 8SS 26 mm. G -died. 1/31 -no enlargement p. 187
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G. W. GULLION 1949 1950 Bird P/0 (1/6/S - # T 98) - from Gray Lodge. ?? WT Shield Burson Leg Page. grms. mm. 10/31 373 1F - G - temp. 41.2°c. 12/12 469 - 28 - 153 12/16 - - 28 G 157 1/13 443 1F 25 - 166 2/2 - 1SS - G 193 2/11 438 1SS - YG 202 loss of breast feathers- 3/5 494 3SS - - 221 bad temper. 3/13 - - - Y 228 3/22 525 3S - G 237 4/19 452 3S - YG 312 5/1 - 3S 15mm YG 368 5/10 - 3S - YG 409 temper not bad. 5/17 - S - YG 422 5/26 - S tendbled YG° 457 fresh shield growth- 6/20 - S YG 505 shield growing- 6/28 379 8+SS 23-25 YG 533 killed -
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G. W. GULLION 1950 B ? Burd Br (B/Y - #T97) from Gray Lodge Refuge. wt Shield Buce Leg Page. 1/9 435 1F 25 G - 3/17 412 7SS - G 234 pool- 4/3 399 7SS - - 274 5/1 - 7SS 20+ G 369 5/10 - 7SS - G 409 temper not bad. 5/17 - SS - Gy 423 left leg melting right still blue green 5/26 - B - Gy 457 legs scaling 6/3 - 8SS - Gy 470 - 6/30 - 8SS - YG 505 7/11 - 8SS 14 YG 535 temper moderate
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W. GULLION ♀ G D.P Fumea 1a FEMALES - GREEN LEGS DATE NO TAG WT TAKEN WT KILLED SHOOT TMT MT TFT-M TOP TO BURG LARGEST FOLL 11/25 49 49.8 492 - - 55.0 72.2 125.9 30 F 11/26 37 130 456 - - 130.7 - 24 F 1.4 12/7 50 R5 587 - - 122.2 - 24 F 1.2 12/8 46 X9 559 - 51.6 70.5 121.7 - 23 F 12/15 623 X68 567 - - 128.5 - 31 M 2.2 12/19 7 - 611 - - 52.3 67.3 119.0 - " 8 - 533 - - 55.7 70.0 125.2 - " 14 - 475 - - 112.7 - - 12/28 45 6/5 489 - 52.8 69.0 121.3 - NF 1.9 1/3/50 44 136.5 449 - 124.8 - - 11/28 17 - - 404 7SS 129.1 42.2 NF 2.0 1/29 22 - - 354 5 F 124.0 36.7 25 F " 24 - - 454 8 S 58.4 75.5 132.9 42.4 NF 1.6 1/30 29 - - 361 55 54.3 70.2 123.1 39.8 23 M 1.6 " 31 - - 414 8 S 132.3 42.9 26 M 1.7 " 34 - - 319 10 R 121.4 40.8 NF 1.7 1/31 55 RB 465 9SS 127.6 42.5 - 1.7 " 60 W - 431 8 F 122.4 42.0 34 M 1.1 2/1 74 R R 482 7 S 55.1 70.3 125.2 42.9 33 M 2.1 2/2 62 P Y - 391 7 F 52.1 68.5 120.0 42.4 28 P " 63 X X - ? 7 R 126.3 42.9 28 P 2.1... 2/3 35 - - 311 - SSH 124.2 41.1 NF 1.4 " 36 - - 361 8 F 52.3 68.0 119.9 38.2 25 M 3/17 77 X W 387 1 R 53.4 68.6 121.0 40.0 26 M 1.6
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W. GULLION 8 G M2=4mm. P=2" mm. T F TMT MT 4" mm 2a MALES GREEN LEG DATE NO TAG wt TAKEN wt KILLS Shield TMT MT x TMT=MT TIP TO TOP OF SHIELD BUO mm 17 primes TESTES SIZE 11/16/49 42 G/N 438 - - - - - 25M 11/23 40 P 613 - - 132.1 - 38M 11 " 43 P/G 398 - - 124.4 - 35 F 106 111 11/26 41 G 481 - - 137.1 - 26 F 114 111 132 126 133 12/5 38 O 597 - - 131.0 - 5C 12/15 54 - - - 131.4 - 29 P 3.0 x 1.5 12/19 11 - 676 - 59.2 76.1 134.1 - - " 12 - 645 - - 140.1 - - 11/18/50 71 G 333 7ssF 132.5 45.0 30 F 1/28 16 - - 546 8s 136.0 43.5 30 F X " 18 - - 506 7ss 138.3 45.5 28 M 4.0 x 1.8 " 19 - - 458 7ss 131.6 46.0 30 M 4.4 x 2.3 " 20 - - 574 5s 57.1 76.9 133.1 48.5 NF X 1/29 21 - - 470 10ssR 132.4 47.5 NF 5.7 x 2.4 " 23 - - 571 15ss 139.8 49.7 30M 4.0 x 2.6 " 25 - - 553 4R 56.8 75.7 132.4 46.0 23P X " 26 - - 463 7ss 59.0 70.3 128.4 46.1 23M " 27 - - 552 4R 131.3 44.8 21P 4.6 x 2.2 5.8 x 2.6 1/30 32 - - 459 7s 57.8 75.8 133.3 48.0 25 P " 33 - - 505 7ss 135.9 44.0 30 M 1/31 48 LB/G 431 7sF 125.8 43.2 31 F 5.0 x 2.0 3.8 x 2.0 5.4 x 2.3 6.0x 2.3 " 58 BR - 488 7ss 130.9 43.3 30 M " 70 O/O - 541 3ss 59.4 77.8 136.1 46.4 36M " 75 B/LB - 505 7ss 129.0 47.0 NF 2/1 57 X/O - 527 13ss 55.5 74.0 128.7 - 25 P " 67 O/B 488 7ss 138.6 45.2 34P " 69 O/BO 535 15ss 126.7 45.6 40M " 72 R/W - 480 3ss 131.9 46.6 30 F 2/2 68 G/O 497 4R 56.8 71.6 128.5 44.8 22M
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W. GULLION ♀ YC 39 FEMALES - YG LEGS DATE NO TAG WT TAKEN WT KILLED skull TMT MT TMT-HT TIP TOP BURST PER LARGEST FALL 12/19 4 - 520 - - 128.0 - NF 17 " 5 - 536 - - 54.2 71.6 125.6 - - - " 6 - 505 - - 53.6 66.6 120.0 - - - " 9 - 523 - - 55.4 67.0 121.5 - - - 12/28 47 6-5 510 - - 122.7 + 25P 108/109/112/105/108/104/102/103/03 1.7 11/31/50 61 XP - 440 4F 130.0 44.6 NF 130/128/133/121/127/123/125/185 1,2 " 65 4G/G - 44 1 7SS 124.4 42.2 30M 1.1 2/1 73 G-9 - 390 7SS 121.9 43.3 5C 2/2 64 4G/0 398 10SS 122.4 42.3 16P 119 142 1.8 7/12 83 - - - - 55.8 71.8 127.0 - 18P - - 2.2 6/20 19 W-R +94 - - 54.8 69.0 124.4 - 20P - - 6/20 82 P/0 379 - - 55.0 66.4 - - 22P - - 6/20 81 Y-XR 440 - - 56.1 70.9 1272 - - - 9/10 85 6-6 - - 8SS - - 129.4 41.2 20P - 1.8 9/10 87 0-0 - - 8F - - 123.6 38.9 12P - 1.0 YG 1,149510*
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W. GULLION ♂ YG MALES - YG LEGS DATE NO TAG WT TAKEN WT KILLED Shoul TMT MT TMT-MT R P R BURSA PRIM. TESTIS SIZE 12/12 39 QW 518 7 SS 132.5 44.6 35F 7.2x 2.2 12/19 1 - 682 - - 132.6 - 25P " 2 - 605 - - 135.3 - 31F " 3 - 689 - - 131.0 - 30M 4.8x 2.7 " 10 - 740 - - 142.1 - - " 13 - 714 - - 130.5 - - " 15 - 656 - - 136.4 - - 1/30/50 28 - - 467 SSW 56.2 72.8 128.6 46.1 25P X " 30 - - 446 4SS R 126.0 44,0 NF 1/31 56 Gbe - 477 SS 56.6 71.5 126.9 46,1 NF 2/1 59 RG - 494 SS 133.8 47.4 - 2/2 66 OLB 538 7 SS 133.0 45.5 30P 2/15 76 LB/P 520 7 SS 130.9 45.6 25M 6/14 78 - - - 3 SS 58.7 76.1 135.0 47.9 18P 7.9x 3.6 9/10 86 - - - 15SS - - 136,1 42.8 35M 6x2.0 " 88 - - - - - 126242.7 25P - 5.9x 1.6 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 5 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 5 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,854.6
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W. GULLION ♀ Y P - punch shapes F - flabby NF - more hard M - medium C - closed. 5a mF narrow pair FEMALES - YELLOW LEGS DATE NO TAG WT TAKEN WT KILLED Stud TMT MT T/F-M RQ BURST LARGEST NT FOLL 11/23/49 51 18.7 533 11s K R 115.5 - 25 mP - 2.3 12/5 52 15.9 666 124.9 - 5 C 109 133 3/24 0861 - - - - 125.7 48.1 NF 107 129 133 1.8 631 6w 593 637 6LW 634 635 6QI 565 Y ♀♂ 1 15.50 1 124.90 1 125.70 Tt - 366.10* Total ♀♀ G - 2,981.40 YG - 1,495.10 Y - 366.10. Tt. 4,842.60*
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V. GULLION 60. MALES - YELLOW LEGS DATE NO TAG WT TAKEN WT KILLED 11/19/49 53 R/B 818 5/28/50 80 V/O 573 7/12/50 84 - - - MT BURSA TESTIS SIZE 131.6 NF 123 9.1 x 134.2 8C 142 3.2 130.8 WP 119 7.8 x 15-49 630 W/B 567 633 R / E 735 632 V/W 713 629 V/O 829 yellow legged 131.00 134.20 130.80 * - 396.00 * G- 3,710.80 x G- 1,854.60 y- 396.00 Total 5,961.40 *
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NO TAGS 34 35 36 37 BL/O 38 O/W 39 O/W 40 P 41 SY 42 GY 43 PG 44 /B/S 45 G/S 46 GS, C/BL 47 GS 48 GS LB/G 49 SB 50 RS 51 BS 52 SR 53 RB 54 A 55 OW 56 GB 57 Y/BL 58 BR 59 RG 60 WO 61 SP 62 PY 63 PY 64 LG/O 65 LG/G 66 O/LB T. NOS PAGE - 1a - 1a - 1a - 1a - 2a - 4a - 2a - 2a - 2a - 2a - 1a - 1a - 1a - 3a - 2a - 1a - 1a - 5a - 5a - 6a - 2a - 1a - 4a - 2a - 2a - 4a - 1a - 3a - 1a - 1a - 3a - 3a - 4a
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NO. TAGS 67 0/B 68 G/0 69 O/RD 70 BL2 O/BL 71 G/BL 72 BL/W 73 LG/BL 74 R/Br 75 Br/LB 76 LB/P e c/y 77 C/W, 78 _ 79 LG/Br W-R 209 80 VGB, 81 XR, Y-XR 82 /G/S, P/O 83 = 84 - 85 - /S/@/WB,G-G, P/LG 86 O-O 87 Y/LB, G-Y/B, B-B NO. PAGE T NOS. 2a 2a 2a 2a 2a 2a 3a 1a 2a 4a 1a 4a. 6a. 6a 85 T 88 98 30. 3a. 6a. 3a T00 4a. T97 3a. T96 4a.
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NO. 100 TAGS. T NOS. PAGE 623 NA 0861 v 1a 5a.
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PHOTOGRAPHS* DEVELOPEMENT OF SHIELD and GENERAL * note - many photographs do not have page references nor adequate legends, on therefer to the date in notes.
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DEVELOPEMENT OF SHIELD
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W. GULLION 1950 Fulica americana 288 Bird 652 - O O - on March 17, the day the testosterona pellet was placed under the skin. 292/3 came bird on April 2, 16 days later, with the swollen shield. 267/18
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289 Bird 82-P/0 306/18 309/20 309/20
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346 Bird 659 of T94 8/5, V B67, Vee G67 T94 4/9/50 V G 50 306/17 T94 6/3/50 308/10 311/8 G-VEJ T94 05-1-50 310/7 G-VB9 T94 7-1-50
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347 #660 Bird T91 - O/B #660 T91 4/3/50 267/21 O/B+ 7/11/50 T91 310/5 O/B+ T91 7/11/50 310/4
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348 Bird 81 - Y X/R #81 4/3/50 267/20 #81 5/10/50 297/13 #81 Y-X/R T88 5-17-50 298/19 #81 6/28/50 309/19
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W. GULLION 1950 Fulica americana 350 600861 Bird 40-600861 - died at Lake Merritt about March 20, 1950. Banded at Lake Merritt on November 16, 1939. for data see pages - 269, 275, 274,
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453 ♀ Bird 653 - %bl. #653 3/17/50 292/1 #653 4/19/50 p.3/2 306/19
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454 Bird T96 - x/LB - G-y/B. #88 T96 3/17/50 292/4 T96 4/2/50 267/19 see p. 312 T96 4/19/56 305/15 G -y/B 5-10-58 T96 297/15 T96 6/28/50 309/16 y/LB or G-y/B or.
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455 Bird 79 - T95 . W-R LG/Bs. #19 3/17/50 291/14 5/10/5 #79 W-R 298/18 W-R T95 5/17/50 #79 298/21 79 5/17/50 298/22 #79 6/3/50 308/7 6/28/50 470 309/14 or W-R
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438 9-R-W T95 M-R relas Hippocamp Cortex Hippocamp Cortex Hippocamp Cortex
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522 Bird 80 - Vol 9 #80 5/10/50 297/12 #80 6/3/50 308/9 Bird T87 - #86 ~~~ P/LG T87 3/17/50 291/13 T87 6/29/50 309/15
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574 Bird 654 - G/c G/c #654 3-17-50 290/8 #654 G/c 4/3/50 303/2 #654 G/c 4/19/50 295/0
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Bird 77, T99, T97, T00 575 #77 3/17/50 29/16 T99 6/28/50 309/17 #658 would be as this one. T97 7/11/50 310/6 #87 T00 7/11/50 > 311/9 #85
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GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS
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W. GULLION 1950 521 Jewel Lake from the SE corner. 263/13 263/14 263/15
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264/5 Jewel Lake from ridge on west side- looking due north 1949 263/20 North end of Jewel Lake from east end of dam - looking at NW Cove and heart of Nava - 1949 ( ,1949 )
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JEWEL LAKE Tilden Regional Park Contra Costa County, California SCALE 0 50 100 feet ELEVATION 810 ft Spillway Island Boat Trail Road LEGEND Trees and Bushes 32 Broad-leaved Cat-tails Narrow-leaved Cat-tails Bottom Contours in feet N 3/11 /11 Prepared by GORDON W. GILSON April (4?) LAKE TEMESCAL Lake Temescal Regional Park Alameda County, California SCALE 0 50 100 feet ELEVATION 420 ft Spillway Dam Sandy Beach Wind Tower 19 10 7.8 & 2.5 Swimming Area Live Bloom Flycasting Floats depth not determined East Inlet LEGEND Native Trees and Bushes Weeping Willow Trees Narrow-leaved Cat-tails Broad-leaved Cat-tails Pampas Grass Water Iris Bottom Contours in feet Wooden Platforms and Rafts N 3/11 /12 Prepared by GORDON W. GILSON November (4?) South Beach Picnic Area
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W. GULLION 1950 Fulica americana 456 Panel Display - SE pair, Lake Temescal, April 26, 1958 A swanting bird, SE pair, Lake Temescal, April 26, 1950 see p. 340
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June 5, '60 303/13
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295/2 Nest I6. 1 - Lake Temescal - w/9 eggs April 26, 1950 see p. 340 295/4 Nest I6. 1 - Lake Temescal - showing stamp April 26, 1950 see p. 340
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Gullion 1950 Fulca atoneana 567 The SW area at Lake Temescal, July, 1950. Dashes mark approximate boundaries. E area Lake Temescal. Arrows mark (1) 1st nest (@22) (2) 2nd nest (P16.2). Dashes indicate approximate boundaries: SW, SE & E areas. This looks about due north. July, 1950
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307/6 293/7 South end of Lake Temescal. April 1, 1950
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Narrow-leaved flowering Broad-leaved flowering Comparing development of broad & narrow-leaved Cat-tails at Jewel Lake, July, 1958
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G. W. GULLION 1950 Fulica Americana 519 293/6 Nest P25.7 - Jewel Lake, showing how well concealed the Coot nests are in the cat-tails. March 25, 1950 (see page 245) 305/12 Vicinity of nest M25.19 Jewel Lake, 1950 shows density of cat-tail growth hiding nest.
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R n. N26.18 JL 6-5-50 08, 5 and June 5,'50 N25.24 308/2 308/1
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The E pair at Lake Temescal 1949, note shield shapes and swollen condition. Lake was at a low stage and their territory displaced to the north. E pair Lake Temescal, Nov. 24, 1949 note differences in shield shapes. see p.145
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304/5 Same nest clump @ 22 - looking S from the @ 23 area (see p. 525) arrow points towards nest 295/1 Nest clump at @ 22 - Lake Temescal looking west from observation place arrow indicate location of nest!
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P/6.17 - June 3, 1950 293/9 293/9 Cat-tail clump at P-Q 23, Lake Temescal. Arrow indicates location of nest Q 23.11. April 1, 1986
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304/9 The E area, extends from dotted line in foreground to dotted line in back ground. 293/8 Platform at T16.2 - showing exposed location Lake Temescal, April 1, 1950. nest indicated by arrow.
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June 3, '50 307/1
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June 3, 1950 June 3, 1954
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W. GULLION 1950 Fulica americana 524 293/11 Vicinity of nest T6.5 at Lake Temescal, April 1, 1958 - arrow points to nest. 299/2 Same area from a different side. arrow points to nest.
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