Mayhew 1952 June 6 Gray Lodge Refuge, Sutter Co., Calif. Nest 19 — This nest had also been destroyed by predators. Two broods were seen while traveling around the refuge. One 10 of them had a ♀ + 3 young about 4 weeks old. The other had a ♀ 11 and 7 young about 3 weeks old, 1953 Conaway Ranch, 2 mi. east of Woodland, Yolo Co., Calif. May 12 A female with several young were seen in a ditch about 200 yards away. They were too far away for an accurate count to be made of the brood. When I reached the spot I was able to flush only 2 of the brood + the ♀. The young were about 1 week old. I was never able to find the remainder of the young, June 4 Most of today was spent looking for mallard broods on the Conaway Ranch. A total of 5 hours was spent in the field (9:30 A.M. & 2:30 P.M.), during which time 32 broods were seen. This is more broods than were seen during the entire seasons of 1949, 1950, + 1952 combined. With the continued rain of April + May this year, this is what was predicted. Apparently the peak of the hatch this year was the last week in ~~May~~, since all but 2 of the broods were not more than a