(186) (Three more bird's nests found today, mostly by accident. One of them in a camellia was a Brown Towhee's, the fifth this year. The o (others about 15 feet^A in oaks were not identified. Wren-tits building more (?)) (their second nest, also purple finches and Lawrence finches are building June 2nd. At 7:30 A.M. I went directly to the nest with warm moisten- ed soft food, hoping to find both adults away foraging, so I could find out the reaction of the young toward me as a food provider in the absence of their parents. Neither parent was there and as the youngsters saw me they nearly jumped out of their skins in efforts to get food, opening their mouths wide and singing the fairy chorus. I thought I had a liberal supply of food, but they ate it up in no time, fitting themselves neatly over my wooden spoon. Brownie soon arrived with two crickets, but as soon as these were disposed of, the babies turned to me again, Brownie now and then intercepting a "spoon- ful" for herselfxxxxxxxxx and keeping the crumbs neatly picked up off of from the nest and^A the feathers of the nestlings. There was no stiff- ess or fear anywhere about the nest. Brownie was evidently happy to have me do the feeding; at times, when not picking up the food dropped- 1 for it is no^ easy thing to balance porridge on the end of a narrow accurately to stick^A and deliver it^A one of three young birds all of whom are reaching for it ^ she would sit and watch with an air of happiness and con- tentment. I am sure she liked the whole performance. The small birds, while prefarring that the food be rammed down their throats--they furnishing the motive power--are now able to swallow food fairly well when it is not put down quite far enough. Green-eyes was not present & at the foregoing festivities. Both adults sang a little this morning, so things are progressing satisfactorily. It is quite evident that the young birds have now reached a stage in their physical development and attitude towards me where they could be readily tamed if put under restraint. If allowed to wander about following their parents for