ster had been born after 8:50 this morning; it is impossible to say when. "Pat", therefore, has not sole title to the name. He was born sometime during the 16th. 24 hour period of incubation, counting from the first egg. The latest arrival, therefore, appeared during the 15th. day of incubation of the second egg. Until returns are all in, there is still an uncertainty of a day in the incubating period, since none of the eggs was marked. March 18th. 7:45 A.M. At 7:30 there was still one egg in the nest. Greenie was in it, but sitting lightly. Brownie came up with me carrying a worm previously carefully prepared by him, which G asked for and re- ceived, holding it in her bill until her mate and I stopped messing around under her. B evidently saw the egg first, for he departed after one good look underneath B, during which he also abstracted an oak leaf from under her and threw it away with a side flick of his bill. (Many of the old live-oak leaves are now falling from the trees. Their edges are somewhat spiny; enough so to be uncomfortable to sit on. The new growth about the nest since the first egg was laid is 6 to 9 inches in length and it has completely altered the fairly open situation into one that is now well concealed). At 9:50 exactly, still one egg under Greenie when I felt under her. She did not like to have me do it, and opened her bill at me protestingly; however, when B came and sat on the edge of the nest uncornedly, she did the same to him. B brought a small insect which he merely dropped in the nest. I put my finger in G's mouth, but she did not bite. I pushed B's bill with my finger, but he did not mind. Neither bird froze. B did not offer to take over G's job, nor did she wish to leave. I left them as they were, to make this entry. They clucked to each other, but not to me. At 11:35 exactly--still one egg; B making me a regular port of