Mayhew 13. 1949 June 21 Mallard Conaway Ranch, 2 miles east of Woodland, Yolo Co., Calif. The nest was uncovered, but was undamaged by the harvester. An egg was found out in the open, & contained a young duck about ready to hatch. The egg was broken. (25) a ♀ was flushed from a nest that had 7 eggs in it. It wasn't damaged by the harvester. It is about 30 yds. SE. from (24). (26) a ♀ was flushed from a nest with 8 eggs in it. The nest was about 40 yards SW of (25), 50 yards SW of (24). It was undamaged. (27) a ♀ was flushed from a nest with 8 eggs. The nest was completely exposed, as the barley was cut there yesterday. The nearest cover was at least 300 yards away. She dropped into the stubble about 60 yards from the nest, & acted as though a wing was broken. As I approached nearer to the nest, she flew to a ditch about 300 yards away. A harvester operator said that the ♀ on nest (7) flushed from the nest again today as he cut barley nearby. June 23 Today I found a nest that had been exposed by a harvester yesterday. The nest was undamaged, but was covered with straw. The 7 eggs were cold this morning. Another nest was found in the stubble with all 4 eggs eaten. (29) a ♀ was flushed from a nest that