California Quail field notes, v1295
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W.J. Francois 1964. California Quail Aug 5. Strawberry Canyon, Alameda Co. fifth young bird flew in a circle, came back to the brush pile in the corner, and escaped through the corner gap, above the fine wire barrier which extends up 2½ feet from the ground. I removed brush from the corner so this route is no longer accessible. Aug. 6. 0615 Birds flushed from area A-1 as I approached the Behavior lab. pen. 0630 One bird flew up into E-9 eucalyptus. 0640 Both adults & young foraging in E-10 and along SE fence. Activity deceased slowly until no birds at all in sight by 0710, 0715 Orange T perched 2 feet high in brush pile in E-10, several chicks running around in this area. 0820 Birds flushed from E-10 corner when I entered the pen, only two young seen, in the area where I removed brush from the E-10 corner yesterday. I found 14 eggs in a crude nest, only a depression in the eucalyptus leaves - none were hatched, since