California Quail field notes, v1295
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W.J. Francis 1964. California's Quail May 4. Strawberry Canyon, Alameda County. 1055. A pair flushed in the Behavin Lab. perched along the fence in A-1 as I approached and immediately after a loud 'clean assembly Call was heard, apparently inside the pen. 1110 While checking for nests, flushed two pairs from tall grass in A-10 - birds only moved when I came within a yard. No signs of nesting were discovered. May 6. 1850 Quail in the Behavin half pen did not flush when I entered to scatter feed + fill water hole. 1905 Orange ♂ perched an instrument Shelter, 2 other ♂♂ plus a pair feeding in grass near the clearing. 1907 Orange gave a series of 7 assembly calls, other birds out of sight. 1915' Blade ♂ and Green ♂ feeding in E-3. another ♂ appeared, saw under eucalyptus. Then Red ♂ appeared from eucalyptus to center clearing; 1916. Orange ♂ left perch, as Red ♂ called from perch on a Cow weed in B-5, then disappeared in the weeds. 1921 Orange ♂ again perched an instrument Shelter, and calling; in less than one minute