W.J. Francis 1963. California Quail. Aug.24. Strawberry Canyon, Alameda County, Calif. mut belly patch developing on one. A ♀ foraging in A-10. 0928 A 7th immature Crunched in grass in A-10. 0929 Silver family (pair and 4 chicks) moved along fence from E-10 to C-10. 0933 Orange ♂ and one of his young, and Red ♂ started feeding in same area as Green Wood (A7 to A9). Birds glimpsed in B-10 probably yellow ♀ and the other Orange immature. 0935 Persistent assembly calls outside the pen - a ♀ walked across the top of the pen, and a number of birds could be seen just outside the SW fence, nearest the birds feeding in- side. Again today all the birds ex- cept small young and their parents are loosely grouped. 0942 A ♀ with downy chicks glimpsed crossing C-9, only 2 chicks seen for sure. 0951 Silver family crossed back to E-7. 1005 Blade ♀ with 6 chicks (all 1-week old) crossed from C-7 to E-6, feeding in the clearing. This is the same number of young chicks into her yesterday,