Christman, D.M. 1960 3. Agelaius tricolor 3 mi. E., 50' elv, Oct. 11 Maskell Ranch, 10 mi. s. Marysville, Yuba Co., Calif. Red Johnson, Dick Banks, R.B. Payne & I left Berkeley about 8:45 a.m. in V.C. car, to Sacramento, Rio O so & arrived at about 11 a.m. & immediately started hunting. We each had a shot gun & used 16 g. #9 shot. Shot until about 3:30 p.m. and collected 23 blackbirds. Saw one & carrying nesting material. Hunted between "1 pond and "3. I collected in the SW side of "2 - here the birds were flying 5. in small flocks intermittently but twice large flashes of 100+ flew from between #1 & #2 to the SW. They were feeding in flocks in the rice fields there. But birds were flying off in all directions from the marsh. Most of the birds in fresh plumage. I made one swing into the cattails from SW side between 2 & 3 - found no nests in 20' but the cattail were loose & water high so returned unt. Birds were alighting a little further into the stand. The others made various examinations of the meeting & have notes. I shot 10 birds Oct. 18 Dr. Middlekamp was at the marsh on 9 Oct. and reports the following nesting data: 5 nests with 1 egg 2 " " 3 " 2 " " 4 " I believe this was at #1 blind.