as I approached. Stopped at my approach, but began again, down the slope from the blind, at 7:45. At one point heard 3 different pipers (only one near nest), none of which were the red bird. The red bird left the nest at 8:10, walked up the ridge but down gully, crossed over the second ridge to main gully where I lost it. Considerable piping in the next hour, but I couldn't locate any birds. Red bird sneaked into nest at 9:30. Saw her uphill from the nest about 2 yards away so I don't know from what direction she came. MK went to the nest at 10:45. The red bird left the nest at 11:00. She missed its return - somehow it sneaked into the nest by 1:00 without her seeing it. No piping. March 14 Went to nest #1 by 7:30 A.M. There was piping on the hill as I approached and soon after I was settled in the blind I could hear piping from up the gully, down the gully, and over several ridges as well as from the nest. About 7:50 a bird on the second ridge beyond nest took off screeching, but I couldn't place the trouble. At 7:55 the red bird left the nest, walked up the ridge beyond the nest, down the gully to the edge of the main gully. Then it stopped to preen and as it preened