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W.J. Francis
1963.
California Quail
Aug. 14. Strawberry Canyon, Alameda Co.,
1958. Orange & and his two young to center
Clearing, Red & to dust bath with
Yellow & and Green immatures feeding
in E.S. 2000. Yellow & in dust bath
with Red &, no reaction from
nearby Orange family. 2003 Orange
& moved over to join 4 of Green young
and fed with them with no aggressive
acting on either side. 2014. Birds
commencing to go into roost. Hen
on nest in A-5.
Aug. 15 Strawberry Canyon, Alameda Co.
0940. As I approached the Behavior
lab. pen, several birds flew from A-5
and A-6 to the South corner. A
family of 1 & and 10 immatures flew
to the top of the pen outside, and
walked along the SE fence line.
Several assembly calls heard.
0945 A quail flew across the pen
showing the fork-tailed appearance
due to molt of central rectrices -
seemed to be an immature.
0950 Black & came from cover in the
north part of the pen, and took several
drinks at the water hole. I entered
the pen to check the nest in A-5,
and found it as before with 11 eggs.