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W.J. Francis
1964.
California Quail
April 29. Strawberry Canyon, Alameda County:
Fence opposite E-5, and a ? inside
Immediately ran to the vicinity. 0959
Heard assembly and Corr.' calls outside,
The first Corr.' calls around here this year;
As a pair came to E-5 feeding. 1001
This pair, identified as Red ?, Yellow ?,
Ran into weedy cover in E-6. Heard
"Squill" call outside the pen. 1015
An unidentified ? running along the fence
in E-7 with a ? outside the fence.
1025 Ended one-hour observation period
with no further activity. 1040 Examined
the periphery of the enclosure, and
found no signs of nesting; most birds
loafing in a group - the crippled hen
distanced from the others by 10-15 feet, and
another hen flushed from D-1 several
minutes after a group of six.
May 1. Behavioral Lab. pen. Black ? in
D-I near fence at 1255, another pair
nearby in D-2. Black gave the im-
pression of being or guard or lookout.
When I entered, Black plus a ? hidden
in the grass nearby flushed ? flew
to the east corner. No nesting sign
in the fairly open grass where they
had been.