Logswell 1948 Lophortyx californica Nov. 21 Lower Mahuke Ranch, 4 3/4 mi. S or 1 mi. W Kelseyville, Lake Co. Calif. 2 large coveys, totalling about 100 birds flushed from low chaparral (cheifly adenosoma) on ridge behind house & barn. This was far more quiet then were present at upper Ranch 5 miles to the south. The proximity to more abundant grassland may be a factor. Dec. 5 near Jewell Lake, Tiller Park, Contra Costa Co., NE of Berkeley, Calif. One covey of 13 (by my count, tho other observers differed) fed in open grassy & weedy areas along road S.E. of pond despite our standing in plain sight to watch them, perhaps 100 feet away Dr. A. H. Miller remarked that quail seem often to be thus less wild on rainy or cloudy days than on clear days. Perhaps it is some sort of different response, dependant upon whether their shadow is evident to them or not; i.e., the flight reaction would perhaps be set off at a lower threshold if the shadow were present. Another covey of 17 also seen under young eucalyptus along road near picnic tables. 1949 Mar. 5 - Tiller Regional Park, Contra Costa Co., Calif. [see note under Accipiter cooperi]