California Quail field notes, v1295
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W. J. Francis 1964. California Quail July 28. Strawberry Canyon, Alameda County about six young along the fence in C-10 and D-10. 1857 Red ♂ to center clearing. 1858 another ♂ and two young joined Red ♂ for a few seconds, then ran (young birds flew 15-20 feet) back to cover). 1906 Red ♂ and Yellow ♀ to center, followed by 14. Green ♂ and Green ♀ - no young. 1908 These birds returned to cover, and Red ♂ again came to the center. 1930. Three ♂, two ♀, and one young in the center clearing, while Orange ♂ along the fence in C-10; three ♀ ident. as Green and Yellow. Note that Blue and 05 ♀ were not identified during this period. July 30. While setting mouse-traps and cutting thistles in the Behavior hal. pen the quail flushed and flew back and forth along the NE fence. at 1435 a young quail flew full tilt into the lower fence in E-10. I picked it up, and found no obvious broken bones, probably suffering mostly from shock. This bird weighed 45.0 grams. After sprinkling it with a little water, I placed it under a Baccharis shrub