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W.J. Francis
1963
California Quail
July 19. Strawberry Canyon, Alameda County,
lected the extra egg, weight 9.1 gms.
-later examination showed this
egg to be perfectly fresh with no
embryo development.
1900 Resumed Operations.
Checked A-5 nest, still 3 eggs.
1912 Two half-gram chicks flew
from in front of hut to C-8,
then back to water-hole. No
adults with these chicks. 1937 a
♀ perched on weeds in A-8 as the
2 chicks are feeding, and a pair
along the fence in A-10. 1941 a
♀ feeding near the ♂ in A-8, 1943 a
third ♂ along fence in C-10. 1953 Red ♂
and Yellow ♂ feeding in A-7 Orange
family in B-8. 1955 Orange family
passed water-hole and fed in center
clearing: 1957 ♀3 ♂ crossed from
C-8 to North corner. Orange ♂
Chased Red ♂, and all birds
saw & flew into nearest cover.
1960 Red ♂ crossed clearing, gave
several series of "chips" such as
parents use to chicks, flew to top
of instrument shelter for less than a
minute, then flew into D-8 weed
patch. Orange family meanwhile
walked over to E-9 eucalyptus,