K Dillon 1951 Parus atricristatus Apr 13 Sabin's Ranch, 5 mi N Kerrville, Kerr Co., Texas the same dead liversake from in the middle of the juniper clump - (I had to climb 15 ft after both birds). I was impressed with the actions of this male as contrasted to those of the bird taken on the opposite slope. This ♂ sang infrequently, only in answer to other ♂♂ as a rule - otherwise he was silent and not especially active. The quarrel seemed to be with a pair of chickadees possibly over a nest site - No further song upstream - I started for them at 10:35 and soon heard song peer - - Then further over petu or petta - -. The singer downstream SW (at N end of clearing) became silent but bird to S (N of tributary) sang on. I sat down E of where he was in juniper-oak at 10:40 ek ek of thrasher simultaneously nears to me - his mate? I worked W from stocktrail & then S toward tributary. At 10:45 : thrasher commenced call there are see yet or exceedingly rapid as it hopped about in several leafless oaks in succession (I knelt in open 50 ft away all this while) no answering calls At 10:49 bird flew to liversake 40 ft NW called once then sit sit then hammering ensued (rather tooq) than the call resumed. There were continued for several minutes - At 10:49 I started S & crossed tributary and a minute later, calls changed to song "cheer cheer cheer - --" No answer from S. Song continued steadily as I walked S at 11:03 No activity in oaks S of creek so I walked S into clearing,