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W.J. Francis
1964.
California Quail
May 30. Strawberry Canyon, Alameda Ca.
not identified came out to feed,
less than 1 minute, then ran
back to cover as an emergency
vehicle siren was heard. 1955: A
♂ outside landed at top of the
pen, and ran to a position al-
most directly over the nest in
A-5, where he remained 4 minutes.
2002, Lt. Green-Blue and Black-
Green pair came to feed in
center cleaning, then Red ♂
joined them; all soon ran
into cover. 2007. Same 2
pair & Red ♂ again in sight
feeding. 2013 Black-Green pair
feeding in D-4.
May 31. 1150 Checked nest in Behan's
hab. pen. No change except that
♀ air flushing own nest in D-9
apparently kicked one egg out of
the nest. I replaced it, finding
it still warm.
June 1. 1040 Checked A-5 nest
♀ incubating. Did not check D-9
nest in order to avoid disturbing
the Spotted hen there. While
cleaning