(24) 2:30 P.M. Took photographs of the old oak, Brown-eyes and the oval lawn. After eating, the birds went up to the nest with perhaps one thread each, although immediately before this they were loafing across the road north of the glade. 4:40. Green-eyes refuses to eat out of my hand, but he draws upon his courage to do his best. He just tried to pull off one of my fingers; being unsuccessful, he tried again. It is not just a peck; he takes the whole end of the finger in his mouth and pulls. (The Allen Hummingbird has been here about 2 weeks. I have just been able to get a good look at its back, in order to make sure of its identity). Feb. 28th. Practically no work was done on the nest beyond an occasional shaping of the inside by sitting down in it, turning around and pushing against it with the breast. Most of this was done just after I had given them food. (Another Bushtit nest--nearly finished--located by Mr. Sampson by tracing the birds carrying nesting material). March 1st. At 9 this morning the thrashers were loafing in the thick growth on the bank. When they came out on being called, they were more than usually concerned about what was going on in the air above, and would not stay long with me until I moved to another place near a sage push; then they were at ease. After eating they took turns in shaping the nest inside, without, however, adding any new material to it. The curved bill seems to be of advantage here, as they push against the inside of the nest with the upper portion of it. At 10:45 they were still loafing, but on seeing me, gradually