Mayhew 1949 June 11 Mallard Conaway Ranch, 2 miles east of Woodland, Yolo Co., Calif. bank. As soon as I began walking, she swam ahead of me. ⑥ At about 6:15 A.M. I reached this nest, only to find it deserted. The young were about 20 yards from the nest, heading for the canal about 40 yards away. In the tall gain I was unable to catch any of them, but I could tell there were several by the peeping at several places in the grain. They continued toward the ditch, with the f circling closely, trying to draw me away. The nest had only a small piece of one eggshell remaining in it, so ④ I assume all 6 eggs hatched successfully. In about 5 minutes one of the young joined the f in the canal. They swam back & forth with the youngster making peeping noises quite frequently & loudly. About 5 minutes later another youngster joined them. About this time I flushed another f about 30 yards farther on, but could find no trace of a nest. However, ⑤ I had marked a nest about 50 yards south of #6, & upon arriving at it, I found the young had gone. They could be heard in the barley, so I assume the f I flushed was leading her brood to the canal when I disturbed her. In the abandoned nest was one egg that hadn't hatched, 1 egg in which the youngster