Mayhew 1949 June 26 Mallard 15. Conaway Ranch, 2 miles east of Woodland, Yolo Co., Calif. approach. There are 5 eggs in the nest that appear to be nearly ready to hatch. The f flew over & beyond the ditch that is about 100 yards west of the nest. The barley has been cut from this field since June 21st. Today I saw the first ♂ in full eclipse plumage this year. He & his mate were in the large drainage ditch at the south end of the ranch. June 28 (27) The f has apparently deserted this nest, as all 8 eggs were very hot from being exposed to the sun (11:30 A.M.). The nest was undamaged, although 4 of the eggs had been rolled out of the nest. None of the eggs were broken. July 2 (8) a f was flushed from a plot of rice next to a canal. I could find only one youngster - about 4 weeks old - hiding in the rice. When I made an attempt to catch it, it ran over the canal bank, & swam down the canal about 30 feet, where it disappeared into the levee tubes. July 9 (33) a nest was found on a levee between rice checks. All of the eggs had apparently hatched. (SE corner of section 19) a f was flushed from a nest on a levee between rice checks. The nest contained 9 eggs. The field is about ½ mile south of the old barn & windmill -