(14) Fox Sparrow also sings and digs. (While watching the thrashers I heard a song, new to me, coming from the bank south of the glade, outside the fence, in the "chaparral". It proved to be a Fox Sparrow singing while scratching in his peculiar rocking-horse fashion. It was directly below me, practically at my feet, but continued its scratching and singing with occasional glances up at me. Evidently the thrasher is not the only bird that digs and sings at the same time, although it never scratches the earth with its feet). (Stilt tree - Feb. 10/34) until May 12, 1938 The Glade. The glade is roughly circular, about 50 or 60 feet in diameter, and west enclosed by a sloping bank on the north, about 6 feet high, with small oaks surrounding it on all sides except for a narrow gap at the south. The old oak is at the top of the bank on the north side of the depression forming the glade. The south rim of the glade terminates at the crest of the 10 foot bank that slopes down to the sidewalk. It is a miniature bowl or amphitheatre set in the side of a slope. The floor is of loam in which grow baccharis, sage and mimulus (Diplacus), and is strewn with pieces of bark a rotting wood from the old oak. This morning it was being used by quail, towhees (2 kinds) and rabbits, all in harmony. The nest. The nest is now a loose, bowl-shaped affair, perhaps 15 or 16 inches in mean diameter and about 9 inches in height overall. There is no appreciable lining in it as yet. (11:40 A.M.) It can be seen through in all directions. There are occasional strong winds here. The trunk of the old oak will protect the nest from the north, but it looks as if the Sou'easters would strike it freely. Windy location. Loafing. Both birds loafed in the chaparral most of the afternoon. Evi- dently there is no need for haste. Relative sizes. The male took a worm from my hand today--his nearest approach to date. He is much more timid than his mate and appears slightly smaller. I wonder if I have the sexes reversed. (They were! - Feb 10/34)