Mayhew 1949 June 25 Black-necked Stilt 1. Conaway Ranch, 2 miles east of Woodland, Yolo Co., Calif. A nest was seen in the drainage ditch that marks the southern boundary of the ranch. It was found out near the center of the ditch on some very marshy ground. It consisted of a few dried weeds loosely woven together. There were 4 eggs; they were about the size of pheasant eggs, + almost the same color -- maybe slightly darker. The eggs were very splashed with black, very similar to the eggs of the killdeer. On my approach to the nest, 11 stilts flew about me, making a terrific racket. Occasionally one would alight in front of me a few yards + act as though a wing were broken. In a few moments it would fly in circles around me again. June 26 This morning I saw 2 young stilts wading + feeding in the same drainage ditch that contained the nest. When I climbed out of the car, they crouched in the algae covering a portion of the ditch & remained motionless. If I hadn't known where they were, I would undoubtedly walked right past them; they were hidden so well. Apparently they knew they were well hidden, because I was able to walk over + pick both of them up. I handled them + turned them loose. One of them slowly walked away towards shore, the