became clear that he had no intention of leaving at all, so I tried to "walk" him into the other cage; Archie was still popping in and out of his bunk and I gathered that Terry, until assured of Archie's final decision, was reluctant to hazard a selection in his immediate vicinity, for he left me and returned to the outer cage. I then took him in my hands and repeated last night's action, but he would not "stay put". I repeated it with the same result. (Arch- ie was still undecided; it was not too dark for the birds to see well and the quail, spotted towhees and various crowned sparrows were very noisy in the surrounding trees. This always seems to disturb the young road-runners at bed-time). Terry struggled even less in my hands than last night. I went off and left them. Returning after a half hour, both appeared to be well settled, Archie in the hanging nest and Terry in No.4. Thrasher song. Brownie was in full voice early this morning, but reference to notes of last year of corresponding date show that there is less song now. Last year at this time B had a nest in the dorm (with an acorn in it) and sang sub-song there while in the nest, and full song early in the morning--usually. November 16th. Terry escapes temporarily. This afternoon when I opened the door to the cage, as soon as it was barely cracked, Terry out, on my shoulder and off before I could get my hands on him. He wanted to see the world. His travels extended but a few yards, during which he stared at everything in round-eyed wonder. He was an easy victim, as I merely went to him and picked him up. He did not try to avoid me, although he struggled a little when I had him in my hands. He is pretty strong. There was no outcry, and when back in the cage again, he was just as con- fiding as ever, showing neither fear nor resentment as a consequence of this rude interruption of his plans. Bed-time. At bed-time Terry again elected to occupy my shoulder as a couch for the night, but we compromised and he took No. 4 as second choice, Archie having finally decided definitely on the hanging nest. Hummer.absent. Since he was first observed there on the 22nd. he has occupied the roost 15 times in 22 nights November 17th. to 21st., incl. Hummer absent from night roost at all. Thrashers quiet. The thrashers, aside from occasional sub-song by Brownie and a few calls, were little in evidence. RRs as usual. All three road-runners behaved true to form, Terry still being restless at bed-time, deferring his final retirement until long after Archie and continuing to experiment on me as a place to sleep. November 22nd. A huge tom-cat was found in the trap at the cage. A and T viewed the carcass placidly. An Exceptional Case of "Freezing" by Terry. At about 5 P.M. (Sunset 4.54) Terry was "frozen" on the perch