K Dixon 1952 Feb.3 Mayhaw Creek, 15 mi. W Bastrop, Bastrop Co., Texas. CLEAR OVERHEAD but HAZE ABOVE SOUTHERLY horizon; sun dim. WIND STRONG FROM NW, about 12 mph. I left our camp on Mr. Schankali's ranch and began to look for the nest of the bicolor jay in mesquite E of earth dam. I was not able to find it at once so I moved S of road at 8:50. Working them leafless mesquite to leafless elms along low-lying area, I walked E. I was somewhat confused by the winter aspect here and could not find landmarks. Eventually I reached broken-down fence and road- way driven over last evening. I went NW and came to clearing for telephone wires I had crossed earlier. Then I went SSW, eventually reaching a N-S road, presumably one which goes to intersect- ion W of Schankali's home. I worked E in slime of bottomland and eventually sighted a titmouse among other birds low in an elm. I recorded food- taking motions of this bird on another page. It worked on elm trunk within 4 ft. of ground for most part and seemed to find food in deep furrows in bark. Objects whitish and smaller than a dime were taken several times, perhaps spiders or insect egg cases. This bird appeared to be a very normal bicolor with black frontlet. It foraged silently for the most part although I saw another titmouse in the same tree once when bird I was watching flew 20 ft. to N. The only note I heard the titmouse give was a scratchy,