Mallard Mayhew 1949 June 4 Conaway Ranch, 2 miles east of Woodland, Yolo Co., Calif. then flew off accompanied by the or beyond the ditch to the south. I didn't see her again before I left the area. June 5 (2) About 11 A.M. I flushed a f from the shore of a small pond in the middle of a barley field. She flew about 10 feet from the nest & settled on the pond. At my approach, she took off & flew in wide circles around the pond. The nest, containing 5 eggs, was composed of the dry sedge grass in which the nest was located. The grass was very dense around the nest. There were less than a dozen down feathers in the nest at this time. The nest was well concealed by the grass growing over & around it. (2) About 2:30 P.M. a hen with 7 young were seen in a drainage canal between 2 large barley fields. The young appeared to be out of the nest just a short time. The f led them into a patch of tules & disappeared. (3) Another nest was found in the same grain field that #1 is located. It contained 4 eggs. The nest consisted of about ½ down, ½ barley straw. The growing barley was well arched over the nest. (4) The next nest had 2 mallard eggs & 1 pheasant egg in it. The f Mallard was flushed from the nest. The nest was composed of down & barley straw.