for worms for the nestlings; the spotted towhee ditto for her brood ( It is the female), now out of the nest. For the first time also, a brown towhee came to me for worms. Sta. 5 visit- About 10 A.M. I decided to visit Rhody's Sta. 5, not having ed. gone there for a week, intentionally. I had quite a job relocating the nest as Rhody was not there to help me. However, I found it at last, incidentally finding two thrasher or jay nests in the pro- cess. I did not examine them, but a thrasher was singing full song a few feet from one of them. K comes to nest. In a few minutes branches began to move about the roadrunner on account of the dense growth, nest and, with some difficulty, a bird was seen to enter. I talked to it from a distance of 10 feet and displayed worms and meat. This aroused immediate interest and the bird (Rhody of course) descended and came to me to take the meat and worms from hand. I withheld further supplies and R went back to the nest and stirred something then settled quietly as if incubating. around in it with his bill, I went to it and offered a piece of holding it firmly. meat at its rim, Rhody immediately began picking small pieces off of it very gently and swallowing them instead of grabbing the whole lump. He showed absolutely no fear. Finally he showed that he wanted the entire piece, so I let him have it. He stood up in the nest, stepped to the rim and dropped quietly to the ground carrying off the meat unhurriedly, presumably for his mate, who was not to be seen. I felt in the nest (It can be reached from the ground). 3 eggs! Three eggs! At last they have "gone and went and did it!). May 19th. I was away all day, but Dr. Reynolds reported Rhody as seen on his roof supposedly en route here. May 19th. B comes into dining room. Brownie came into the dining room at breakfast time to get food for the nestlings.