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W. J. Francis
1964
California Quail
March 10. Strawberry Canyon, Alameda County.
1738 Two dogs passed just outside the
pen & all quail hid in the brush.
1740. Two ? & and Yellow ? walked along
fence to C-10 and the ? under E-9 resort.
1745. Red ? &s Yellow ? feeding close
together in C-10, and a ? perched on
top of E-7 eucalyptus. 1749. At least
3 birds near the top of E-9 eucalyptus,
flew up to E-3 & started to feed
but ran back to the corner. A ?
& ? of this group were perched with sides
touching. 1755 Perhaps the same
group - ? & Black ?, and another
? fed briefly in C-3. 1800 No
activity - ended observation.
March 12. From 0840 to 0910 all quail
in the Behavior lab. pen remained
together under the brush in the E-10
corner. Much of the time individual birds
were moving around restlessly, with
occasional individual flights a foot or so
beyond the brush.
March 14. 1012 Six quail in A-10 corner
& Behavior lab. pen - 3 ? & closer to-
together, ? & not seen until the birds
flew to E-10 brush pile when I entered.