California Quail field notes, v1295
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W.J. Francis 1963 California Quail 78. May22. Strawberry Canyon Alameda County. Cow! call was heard outside. A male was then seen walking on the netting on top of the pen. At 1938 a pair came to dust bath, and the outside bird came to a paint directly overhead and gave assembly & Cow calls - a "squill" note also heard, probably by same bird since I inside continued dust bathing. At 1941 lone male began Cow-calling. Yellow- Ø3 pair came to water-hole. 1950 Orange Ø perched on small shelter, with no Ø near (other two pairs in D-788 near Eucalyptus). Is she returning to build, lay or brood? 1957 Orange Ø, after wandering with no Ø, went into greens & weed patch in E-6. Red Ø left his place in A-1 and moved nearer to other birds in center clearing to feed. 2000 Red Ø squatted in dust bath for a moment but did not dust. 2004 Birds starting in to eucalyptus roost in E-9. Leaving the pen at 2015, I heard two intense exchanges of squill calls from a pine tree which