Apr 18 S mi. W Bastrop To be the one which kept the argument going. Thereafter the birds sang little until about 5:00 About that time there was a song exchange between 2 birds & of where I took 571 ; then a third chimed in from still nearer the highway. I followed the northern- most & for some time but found him difficult to locate [571 had been likewise - even when I could see where his bird had flown to perch, his outline was difficult to make out] Finally as I tried to move closer he flew from a conspicuous perch on a vertical stub of a dead tree. I walked N, Then returned at 5:20 and worked E slowly - I heard notes trip infrequently and finally saw 2 titmice together in an oak. They moved on in different directions and I followed at 5:30. I crossed a rocky brook course and flushed a Redstart and Myrtle Warbler from a cypress - their notes were difficult to distinguish from thrush location notes. Finally I saw a form fly in to the base of a cypress and than a titmouse perched in an oak to N I shot it and it flew to the ground 15 ft W [illegible] Then its mate flew to that same oak and I took [?, 572]. The first bird was wounded and gave a squeal-like call when I picked him up. Subsequently I lost him sometime en route to Austin. His appearance was that of a typical thrush with jet black forehead and white throat and cheeks in contrast to the dirty appearance of his mate [ titmice secretive, stealthy, quiet ; hard to follow]