Avocet Bay Farm Island, Alameda Co., Calif. at 5:30 A.M. several flocks, ranging from 4 to 12 per flock were seen flying south east from the direction of Alameda past the island. These flocks continued to pass at frequent intervals until about 6:30 A.M. at 6:35 A.M. three of them landed on a spit of land about 50 yards away. They walked along the edge of the water in a stately fashion. The long, up-curved bill, red neck, long legs, & black & white back were all very noticeable. Conaway Ranch, 2 miles east of Woodland, Yolo Co., Calif. a flock of 17 were seen this afternoon on a sand bar in the middle of the south drainage ditch. 11 of them had pale cinnamon heads & necks, while the remainder of the flock had nearly white heads & necks. They actually were a tattle-tail gray. I assume that these latter are young of last year. I found a nest containing 4 eggs in it on a spit of sand in the marshy spot from which dirt was taken to make the banks of the main canal. This area is just east of the main canal, separated from it by a thin bank of dirt. A bird, that I presume to be the ?, was sitting on the nest when it was first seen. When I stopped the car, it ran with the head held low, heading for a stretch of water about 50 feet away. As soon as I started