California Quail field notes, v1295
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W. J. Frances 1964. California Quail Apr. 13. Strawberry Canyon, Alameda County. east corner. 1832. Bird calling out- side the pen twice gave a single note call, similar but not identical to the "Cow" call. 1840. An unidentified single ♂ exchanged squill calls twice with a bird just outside the fence, and seemed to attempt an attack through the fence; meanwhile Red ♂ and a ♀ foraged together in E-3. 1844. A pair coming up from D-10 another ♂ in grass in E-9. 1850 Red ♂ with Yellow ♀, another pair and a ♂ with two ♀♀ in center clearing. Two ♀♀ in dust bath, a ♂ chased me ♀ away after he drank at the water hole. 1855 Birds in the clearing are two pairs, 2 other ♂♂, and one ♀; another ♀ appeared and birds are assorted loosely into fair pairs. 1858. Birds still feeding in my dim light as I ended observations. April 25. 1600. A pair in the dirt road west of Behavior Lab., ran ♀ then flew. In the pen, 2 or 3 birds flew from about B-3 or B-4 as D approached. After servicing in- struments saw about six in the