(145) she came to hand, in the glade, it was evident that she considered the saturation point of the nestlings had been reached, because, although she worried the worm as usual, she carried it about for 2 or 3 minutes, not knowing what to do with it. She considered burying it at one time, then thought of taking it to Green-eyes, for she ran about 20 feet in the direction of his last known location; and gazed about searching ly. No use, he was not in sight, so she came back to me, but I offered no solution of the problem, although I thought t way out the best solution of the difficulty would be for her to swallow the creature, but she thought otherwise and took it up 7 minute to the nest. During this period all of her movements were, except as noted, were between the nest and me. There was no tendency to seek elsewhere for food. As long as food was needed in the nest, she went directly to the nearest known source, accurately and without hesitation. There was no vacillation at all until she felt that requirements of the young ones were satisfied and the situation was complicated by having such a plethora of food available and nothing to be done with it. I may be putting unwarranted thoughts into the bird's mind, but it is clear that she considered storage, unselfishly thought of all food consuming creatures that might be dependent upon her and rejected the idea of eating the worm herself. 7:35 P.M. At 7:20 I started my rounds. Many birds active. The Wren-Tits spotted me at once and followed me scolding. The Grosbeaks were singing. They do not seem to have left the place today at all--a record for here and I am encouraged to believe that they may adopt the place as a summer home. The Gambel (Nuttall) sparrows and the wrens were singing and the two towhees making noises according to their kind