Only one loud call heard today, intended, I think, for me, as he immediately followed it up by looking for me. No talk whatever, barring occasional clucking to make a chick open its mouth. Except as just noted, absolutely voiceless--even when chasing the quail. A silent scraper. Still no Greenie. No signs of Greenie. I fear that she will have to be written off the books for good. She leaves a painful vacancy. I hope it is only desertion. April 3rd. Both young out. About 7:30 both of the nestlings were out of the nest. About 8 they were concealed in the brush in the glade and Brownie was coming to me for worms with which to feed them. He would not take soft food. Feed one, then catch him. No serious ob- jections. 9:25 A.M. About 9 I located the young thrashers by watching B taking them worms. I entered the bushes and offered one of them soft food in the squirt gun, which he took readily. I picked him off of the branch without protest from him, although he struggled slightly, and sat down on the ground, holding him on my lap. B was watching all this, a little worried, but came at once, took worms from the box and fed the young thrasher several times as I held him. The young bird did not appear to be frightened and wandered about me. I then put him in a cage and went to the other youngster, who also accepted soft food; but when I picked him off of the limb he emitted a succession of harsh, angry screams, like those of a shrike. B flew to me much excited and alarmed, fluttering in my face, on top of my head, on my hands, making soft calls: pit-yourki, queelick, etc. I put this one in the small cage also. B tried to dig under it, then dug underneath one of my feet, talking all of the time, much disturbed. Put in cage. Feed other. Catch him--a great commotion. Shrieks. B much disturb- ed. Put him in cage also. B digs under it. The youngster first caught was calm, the last one noisy. I opened the door. The first one came out quietly, not apparently frightened. When the noisy one rushed out, Brownie at once attacked him fiercely, Brownie attacks noisy one fiercely.