was seen at either nest on my one visit to them up to this time. Rhody wanders around like a lost soul, looking disconsolate and bedraggled, though he does take refuge at times under one of the shelters hopefully provided for him near the old oak, also under a garden bench. He evidently does not like my umbrella. He refused a water-dog (newt) offered by Julio, having just swallowed a large piece of meat. March 1st. Early song by B, presumably calls for Nova. 9:30 A.M. B sitting quietly in nest 9 9:45 B still there. 10.00 Nest empty (of birds). 10:20 B climbs up to nest, Nova flies from the nest tree. B goes into nest. Comes out to sit on screen and call. 10:25 B gone; no bird in nest. 10:35 B on nest again, not quiet, but looking about in all directions. Left shortly. Not calling. 10:45 Going to nest 9--found B there, sitting in it, but looking keenly in all directions. Left him there. No calling by him. This nest has never been com- pletely lined. 10:55 B is heard calling from neighborhood of nest. 11:00 He shifts to old oak and sings full song. Dives down to my knee and eats worms, having ignored all previous offers this morning. Takes two into bush- es in glade. He and Nova, out of sight there, greet each other with h-a-i-g-hs. 11:06 I go and stand about 40 feet from dormitory tree and B almost immediately runs to it, climbs up, passes through the glass house to nest, followed in a few seconds by Nova, who has a sheaf of soap-root fibre. B carried nothing. Here is the feminine touch--she knew that the "house" was not properly finished in- side. I left so as not to disturb them. As with Nova last year, B is having a hard time keeping his wife on the job. Greenie was not like this at all. It will be noted that N would not lay any eggs in nest 9 when it was built late in the season, whereas Greenie acquiesced promptly in Brownie's October 1933 nesting activities. 12 M. B in nest. Since last note both birds have been in and out of the tree frequently. 3:25 P.M. Beginning to rain hard. R has just gone to bed. Brownie and Nova have been quite interested in each other and in the nest. Nova has carried lining