Feb. 17th. Varied Thrush. At 8:15 the Varied Thrush was sitting quietly in his cage, having evidently just had a bath. The soft food was gone, and was either eaten by this bird or by a mouse; probably by the bird, for when I filled it again, he went to the dish, but did not eat in my presence. This is a surprisingly gentle bird and does not flutter about when I approach the cage. He was later turned over to Mr. Brock (today) apparently reconciled to his new conditions, and eating meal worms and soft-food before leaving. At 8:30 there were no birds in the glade at all, but they started coming in as I filled the dishes with the suet mixture. When I sat down, B&G and the wren came at once, the former to my knee, G to the chair by my side and the wren flying down to my shoulder. By this time there were perhaps 20 birds within as many feet of me; some, besides the thrashers and the wren, eating from the dishes about 5 feet away. These consisted of the usual assortment, but in addition, Juncos which have not been coming to this part of the grounds often. Nest practically finished. The two thrashers went to work on the lining as soon as they had fed. The nest could be finished within a few minutes if the birds cared to do it. B watches me at nest. During the rest of the day, practically no work was done on the nest; but if I went up to it, Brownie, if near, would come up too and sit in it. Both went to roost about 6, in the usual places. Feb.18th. Again watches. 8:30 A.M., Brownie present in the glade. He did not offer to work on the nest, but when I went up to it, came up also to keep an eye on me. When I climbed down, so did he, then wandered off. (Julio says they were working earlier this morning). 12:30 P.M. Up to this time I have not seen them work today. Even when fed, they have not gone to the nest, except as noted. Work a little. 1:30. They have changed their minds about working. For several minutes they were quite busy, especially Brownie, drawing upon a