Mayhew 1952 Mallard 35. May 1 Conaway Ranch, 2 mi. east of Woodland, Yolo Co., Calif. [4] Woodland - Sacramento River Road. One ♀ with 2 young about 1 week old was seen first. A few [5] yards farther west 1 ♀ with 11 young less [6] than a week old + 1 ♀ with 9 young about [7] a week old were seen. A ♀ with 5 young about 2 weeks old was seen to cross a road + go down into the ditch. A [8] ♀ with 6 young about 2 weeks old was found farther west in the same ditch. [9] 6 young were seen in the big drainage ditch at the south end of the ranch. No ♀ was evident - these birds were about 3 weeks old. May 2 Mrs. Argante told me of a ♀ with a brood of 10 ducklings about 1 week old on a ditch at the east side of Sacramento, Calif. that were seen today. May 10 Vic Morejohn told me of seeing a ♀ + 6 newly hatched ducklings on his place today. May 16 Gray Lodge Refuge, Butte Co., Calif. Today some readings were taken from Mallard nests on the refuge. John Cowan + Don Beechman pointed out the nests they had located. The results were as follows: Nest 22 - 8 eggs; some down present; located under a brush pile near some willows. The ♀ had been off the nest about 40 minutes, according to Don Beechman.