July_23rd About 8:15 Brownie was digging for No. 4, who was with her, near the north boundary line. No. 4 accepted one mouthful of soft - food from the spatula and then joined his parent. No further efforts were made to establish contact with this bird today. Brownie came to me several times for worms which she ate herself, showing relaxation of her care for the young. Greenie show- ed up once or twice, but was not seen to carry food. July_24_th. About 8:30 a young thrasher was seen near the glade accompany by one parent. A display of worms brought the parent to me and it was Greenie. He took one worm from me at a time and carried it to the young bird, taking about a dozen. He ate none himself and was rather shy. The youngster was not identified. On turning toward the house, Brownie was seen at the oval lawn. She came for worms, every one of which she ate herself, topping off with soft-food. The role of the parents on this occasion was the exact reverse of what might have been expected from past observations. (Nest No.44. A current, used,linnet or purple finch nest in the top of an oak, found while thinning the tree to admit more light to plants below). 11:35. At about 10:30 I went to the glade. No.4 was sunning himself and digging on the outskirts. One of the parents came out of the bushes and puttered around me (I was standing), preening and digging a little, looking up at me from time to time to see what I was going to do about it, occasionally climbing up into a bush to observe my upper-works from a more advantageous view point and in every way behaving as Brownie does under similar conditions. I got a mild shock when, on wondering how Brownie's tail covert had grown out again so fast, I happened to notice that the wing tips were being carried low. A look at the eyes showed that it was Greenie, evidently prepared to take