Aphelocoma Sept. 3 2 mi. SW Prisoner's Harbor, Santa Cruz Island. off ground, insertion of a cone, pounding it, and covering it with leaves and twigs from surface litter nearby. The jays were silent for the most part. Only once did a male call in alarm as I approached, and in this instance, as in a number noted since my observations were begun here, the female answered immediately with the frog note, varying it from others heard by giving a 'ki' note at the beginning. The only other calling was intermittent in conjunction with phrases by adults (presumably males?) isolated pairs) when a rowing [illegible] group would move into the territory of an established pair.