up a half-buried twig. He seems to have forgotten all about the morning's fright. Also wild food appears to be abundant. Feb.26th. No early morning song heard by Brownie or any other thrashers. I took this to mean, as it has on previous occasions, that egg- laying might be in process. At 9:15 there was a thrasher in nest 9, lending support to the expectation, and none in No. 10. At 9:25 the bird was still there. No signs of any other thrasher about, so it may be that it is B in the nest. 9:45. It was. 4:05. No thrasher song as yet today here, nor any heard in the distance. The birds seem to be unanimous, so it does not necessar- ily mean that B's local affairs are keeping him dumb. No signs of Nova today, yet B has not even called here, though he visited No. 9 several times and sat in it for considerable periods at a time, just as though he were incubating and taking alternate shifts with an invisible partner. Rhody has behaved much as usual, though he has been indifferent- to the mirror, not allowing it to excite him. He knows that the glass is a solid substance, as he wiped his bill on it and also picked something off of it. Feb.27th. A little early song . Very little during the day. Brownie visited both nests. Mr. Engels here to study thrashers in the afternoon. He says Rhody showed himself and seemed indifferent to his presence nearby, looking at everything else but him-- sky, trees, etc. Feb.28th. Rain during the night and still falling (1:30 P.M.). Notwith- standing, B sang frequently during the forenoon, but neither bird