Interesting scene at nest. About 10:10 there was a musical call from the nest and I went to the glade, B coming for worms. I got the impression that he had just been relieved at the nest, and that it was too early to change again. However, I went up to see if he would come, and he did with- in a few moments. Greenie, however, was not ready to have him resume incubation and would not get up, protesting softly and opening her bill. B insisted on at least seeing what she had under her (which is what I wanted to find out too) and put his bill on all sides of her trying to look under her. She would not get up and seized his bill crosswise in hers and seemed to try and thrust it aside. (All of this about 18 inches from my face). B persisted gently and she yield- ed sufficiently so that I could see two eggs, B having his head almost entirely beneath her. My thought was that G might be about ready to lay a third egg, knew that it was due, and that this was no time for changing shift. B must have seen the two eggs( he could hardly avoid it) and it was evident that he was not satisfied, for he finally push- ed her aside with his bill enough to reveal 3 eggs. (My guess was apparently wrong). She covered them again, and when I left, they ("bubbling") were still discussing the matter in low chuckling warbles, but G was "sitting tight". Altogether this was an extremely interesting and pleasing showing of gentleness and persistence on the part of B, matched by equal gentleness and resistance by his mate. As a pretty equalled only spectacle of affection at the nest it was only matched by the one recorded in these notes at nest No. 1, when Greenie called to her mate and he came and hovered her. (See p.64, Mar.26, 1933, noting that sexes as stated there are wrong). Owing to absence, no further observations were made during the day. March. 4th. Catch a cat. This explains feathers in glade? A huge gray cat was found in the home-made trap in the glade, one that has eluded me for several months, and that has been a per-