Mayhew 1949 Pheasant June 12 II Conaway Ranch, 2 miles east Woodland, Yolo Co., Calif. I found a hen on a nest in a barley field while looking for mallard nests. My feet were within 3 feet of the nest when I saw her. I stood there for about 3 minutes without the hen making any move. Then I started to reach down to catch her to band. She flushed when my hands were about 2 feet from her back. The nest contained 9 eggs. It was composed mostly of straw, with a few feathers added. The nest is 23 paces south of a flag on the ditch bank. Late this afternoon I saw a hen with 10 half-grown young run into the road in front of me. The young were old enough to fly quite well. The entire group flew back across the canal. June 15 2 While riding a harvester in a barley field I found one nest containing 6 eggs. However, it was destroyed by a wheel of the harvester. 3 Another nest was uncovered containing 3 eggs. It was not harmed by the harvester, but appeared to have been deserted at an earlier date. One old nest was found after the young had gone. There was 1 egg remaining, + there appeared to be the remains of 8 other eggs.