Mayhew 1949 Mallard 12. June 19 Conaway Ranch, 2 miles east of Woodland, Yolo Co., Calif. at the edge of a barley field along a ditch bank. One egg was also found there, but there was no indication of a nest. She had been almost entirely eaten quite a while ago. a pair of ♀ were flushed from a ditch bank, but I could find no trace of any young. The females left the area entirely. (21) a nest made of profuse down was found on the top of a ditch bank. All the eggs apparently had hatched. (22) a nest was found along the top of a ditch bank. The 6 eggs had been eaten. (9) This nest had been deserted, although it hadn't been uncovered by the harvester yet. 2 eggs were broken, 3 were intact. All of them had begun development. June 21 I rode a harvester all day today. (17) This nest had been found by some predatory animal, as all the eggs had been eaten - just parts of the shells remained. (23) a ♀ was flushed from a nest in the tall grass along the top of a ditch bank. The nest had 8 eggs in it. The ♀ dropped into a ditch about 30 feet away from me. (24) a ♀ flushed from a nest that held 2 eggs.