W.J. Francis 1963 California Quail Oct.30. Nastrip Reservation, Monterey County. A bobcat was seen at the edge of the brushy hillsides last night, near a large bunch of quail (about 60) that took cover in the brush after feeding in the gulley. This disturbance may account for so few birds being around to-day, the covey having perhaps scattered to the higher hills under the bob- cat threat. 1045 No quail in the traps near the entrance gate, but much of the grain eaten in one of them - probably rodents. Oct.31. McMillan Ranch, San Luis Obispo Co. 0915-1120. No birds in the trap at Marion Spring, but some of the grain at the entrance was eaten. No quail seen in an hour and a half hike in the vicinity, but a few calls heard from the middle ridge of Portagee Canyon, and the hillside to the south. 1700-1800 No birds in the trap. Checking the coveys on the ranch from the pickup, we saw a very large covey along the fence approaching the covert