bicolor 6. Mar 9. (The pursuit described above took place at N edge of burned area) Shortly before 12:00 I heard song peta peta peta from fence area E of dried-up pond and an answering che-peebee from a chickadee to W of me. (I was intent on tossing a lizard and I did not follow up the incident. The Edmorse song did not impress me as a mockingbird imitation.) I left the area about 12:05. At 12:52 I heard song peter peter peter along streamcourse E of the Eidemiller house. I kept following the song, seeing nothing and eventually located the Edmorse close to the center of a small oak tree. The bird was active, picking at bark here and there, singing frequently. "He" changed to "teewer tee-wei" or "chee-wei" which was essentially "peter peter". Once the bird sang & purty purty then reverted to the song used earlier. I followed the bird across a street into another yard. It seemed to be alone. The black forehead and eye form a striking contrast to the white cheeks but appear to be a merging of the black with the gray of the crest. The manner of holding the crest gives the bird a different profile in life from the Black Crested rather than bicolor Throughout the morning I was impressed with the general quietness of the birds, the lack of "habitual" use of "contact" notes. When song wasn't to be heard, I couldn't locate the finchess.