W.J. Francis 1963 California Quail. Sept. 18, Strawberry Canyon, Alameda County. 1730 a brood of 10 immature quail in the trap in the Behavior lab. No old birds noted, but all but two escaped due to faulty construction and handling of holding net. Banded in: #56618, and recaptured in: #56616. Reset and baited the trap. Sept. 19. Strawberry Canyon, Alameda Co. 1400. Checked food in the Behavior Lab pan: Pigem Grain entirely consumed, except for a little scattered around the pan area — the pan itself had been moved about 2 feet. A good handful of Her Chow remained in the other pan — no additional food quail at this time. Sept. 20. Strawberry Canyon, Alameda Co. 1025 Three quail in the trap. Banded #56617 — imm. ♂, completely adult plumage, molt completed. #56619 — imm. ♂, still molting: black of throat incomplete, body feathers still sheathed. Collected third bird, an adult ♂, for examination of gonads and liver.