June 9th. Rhody's behavior with two persons at nest. About 9:30 A.M. Dr. Reynolds and I went to the road-runner nest with two live lizards, meat and worms. We wished to test Rhody's reaction to a stranger at the nest and to two persons there. Accordingly Reynolds went in first and I kept out of sight. Rhody was on the job and, with slight hesitation, took the lizard from Reynolds and gave it to one of the chicks after only a squeeze or two. He did not object at all to the doctor's presence. I then followed and offered the second lizard, Reynolds retiring to sit on the ground in full sight about 6 or 8 feet from the nest. R took the lizard promptly. This time he slapped it against the nest structure once or twice, though not hard enough to injure the animal, and fed it to the other (presumably) chick. He was not apparently disturbed by the presence of two persons, though of course, he would naturally have a stronger incentive to stand firm at the nest than away from it. Meat offered to Rhody was snapped at by both young birds and small pieces torn off. The snapping of their bills was audible to Reynolds, where he sat, as also was a soft hroo or two by Rhody; but a whine by the bird was not, nor was the buzz-hum of the youngsters heard by him at that distance. When the meat was laid on the nest, R ate it promptly, but wanted no more, although he did not use his polite gesture in refusing it. I touched his bill and felt under him without getting any reaction except from the youngsters who immediately tried to swallow my fingers. Youngsters snap at meat offered R. I touch R's bill--put hand under him and chicks try to swallow it. Quail Episode On returning about noon I was advised by Julio that 19 of the 21 eggs in the quail's nest had hatched and that the brood had left the nest. The two remaining eggs were placed in the magpie nest. Oof, the male, promptly took them and buried them. About 3 P.M. neighbors reported about 15 or 20 young quail drowning in a storm drain about 150 yards from here. I went there and found that they had rescued eight and ten were drowned.