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W.J. Francis
1963.
California Quail.
Aug.18. Strawberry Canyon, Alameda Co.
0850 Both broods of large young feeding in
the south corner of the Behavior lab
pen, ran to cover when I entered the
pen at 0800 to give water & grain.
0920 Green ♂ perched on B-7 eucalyptus
as 3 of his brood drank at the water hole.
0930. ♂ came out of weeds in E-6,
followed by ♂. Young Green ♂ flew
up to B-7 eucalyptus and perched
alongside of adult for a moment;
Orange immatures in E-9. 0933
Two Green immatures drank at the
water hole. 0945 3-4 Silver Chicks
feeding in D-6 near edge of weed patch.
Family Crossed to weeds in D-8 - counted
only 4, one ♂ which was noticeably smaller.
0944. Black ♀ and her new chicks
came out of weeds in D-6. Counted
11 chicks - apparently there is some
mixing of the two new broods. As
this brood followed the Silver family
across D-8, Orange ♂ perched on
the instrument shelter and 2 Orange
immatures fed nearby. 0957 Two
Orange immatures drank at the
water hole. Orange ♂ flew from
perch and saw clouds to C-8.
1004. One dormy chick drank at
water hole wo ♂ perched at