W. J. FRANCIS 1963 2. California Quail Strawberry Canyon, Alameda Co., Calif. Feb. 25. 1700 Observed covey in edge of brush patch on west facing slope west of Animal Behavior Lab. The birds appeared near edge of brush from within the patch, feeding around bares of Baccharis, bushes gradually working out into the gassy clearing. Since some were al- ways obscured, number can only be estimated at about 10 & 8 and 6 99; preponderance & males quite definite. Within 10 minutes, the leading birds had worked out about 20 feet from the edge of the brush; at this time I noted several in a head-up alert pasture, not feeding; then a small hawk broke from eucalyptus grove up the hill and soared down the hill at about 30 feet altitude, and entered the brush. All quail had disappeared when I again looked toward where they had been. The hawk (probably Sharp-shinned) flew out of the brush and up the hill again after about two minutes, appar- cently having failed to make a catch. At 1725, I procured some grain (Hen Chow) from the Lab, and spread it in the area the quail had been feeding. Three quail flushed from