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Killdeer
Mayhew
1950
May 13
Conaway Ranch, 2 mi. east of Woodland, Yolo Co., Calif.
one - the one found May 7th had the
yellow remains of broken eggs showing on
the rocks around the nest. None of the
eegs were left.
May 16
The nest with 1 egg May 13 now has 2 eggs.
(This is nest #5.)
May 20
This nest now has a full complement of
5)
4 eggs. The ? was at the nest when I
arrived.
6)
About 100 yards north of #5 I found
a nest between the tire tracks with
1 egg in it. As there is very little
chance of the ? succeeding in bringing off
a brood in such a spot, I made a
nest as nearly like it as I could at
the east side of the road, just 6 feet
from the present nest, + placed the egg
in my nest, leaving the other nest
intact. As soon as I left, the ?
returned to the old nest of hers + stood
beside it for the 10 minutes I watched her
with binoculars from the car.
May30
A nest with 4 eggs in it was found on
7)
the south bank of the main drainage
ditch about 1 1/2 miles east of the pipeline
bridge. It was found at 2 P.M. + the ?
returned to the nest just as soon as
I left it.
6)
The egg I had moved to the side of the
road had been broken, apparently by