California Quail field notes, v1295
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W.J. Francis 1964. California Quail Sept.27. Strawberry Canyon, Alameda County - Q legs and lack of a bound. 0845 The birds retreated to cover + continued to move about with coming into the Open. 1851. First bird flew into roost in D-9, most of the others nearby. 1853 Green Q and the young Q foraging near instrument shelter in D-4, then after 1 minute one of them flew into D-4 eucalyptus roost. 1855 Orange Q, the youngest Q, and a Q came into same area. 1858 Two or three flew into D-9 roost. 1900 Green + another (young?) Q again fed + dusted near D-4 roost for a minute and then returned to roost. 1901 Two Qs came up from E-9 to D-4 area. Considerable motion in E-9 roost. 1907 Last bird in sight flew into roost. 1908 Two birds flew down from D-4 roost, then disappeared in cover. Oct.5. At Behavior lab pen. 0900 Quail Feeding in E-10 near brush piles, after having remained fairly close in cover after I had been in the pen 0830 to 0840. 0912 Birds back in cover without having come to pull water + feed.