KDixon 1951 Parus atricristatus Apr. 14 Sabine Ranch, 5 mi. N Kerrville, Kerr Co., Texas Dead calm, sunny. At 6:45, half an hour after sunrise I drove along road and crossed the westernmost creek mapped. 3 of western pair singing as wax male on slope NE (N of white outcrop) and δ to E (the lone δ of yesterday probably). I watched the middle δ for 5 min. as he sang from uppermost vertical twig of an oak but saw no mate then. Song peta -- and twir -- -- (rapid) 7:15 3 females on slope E plowed field singing twir -- -- another in canyon to S and third on juniper covered crown of that hill N of middle birds' position. I followed latter who flew to rule E of ridge at 7:19 This bird neither called nor sang subsequently. I worked S hoping to hear him or the δ to the S but no activity detected by 7:40. I walked along the W base of that hill E of the plowed field moving up to the crest and down to the N base to within sight of the juniper clump where I took 549 & 550 yesterday. There at 7:55 a tomurax scolded & I followed it S. Closest is after 8:00 -- At 8:05 exchange of Song by two birds W creek and I thought song also by bird S of me -- I started in that direction, then at 8:10 heard a cold wetet wetet wetet or redeck -- from juniper which flew out of lone juniper) at the edge of field. Bird moved NE, scolding; I did not follow but inspected juniper and found no trace of cavity. This bird did not participate in songfying (when seen at 7:55 it had given aee aiva dut dut call) W ND from S, 2 - 8 mph