Mayhew 1949 Mallard 12 July 17 Conaway Ranch, 2 miles east of Woodland, Yolo Co., Calit. a road & disappearing into the tule on the north side of the large reservoir just west of the dog kennels. I was able to scare 6 of the young out onto the open water while the f was fluttering wildly in the road & then on the reservoir. The young would flap their wings to help them over the water, but they didn't seem to be able to fly. 10 a f and 6 youngsters as big as she was were seen swimming along the east bank of the main canal just opposite the blackbird swamp (SW corner of section 27). The entire flock swam into the tule, where the youngsters preened & stretched their wings while the f swam at the edge of the tule in a watchful manner. The remains of 5 young were found on a rice levee in the SE corner of section 19 . None of them seemed to have been eaten, although the heads of all of them were missing. From the size of the remains, I would judge they had been about 1 week old. There was no evidence of a nest close by. July 19 One youngster about 6 weeks old was frightened III off a rice levee into the water. It swam ahead of me for about 20 feet, & when I tried to get close enough to net it, it dove through some vegetation & disappeared!