1195. On my way back about 5 P.M. I stopped at the same spot, but saw and heard nothing of roadrunners. Contrast this with wild road- ruler behavior. (R more frightened ed of strangers than wild one was of me). At 5:30 I found Rhody in his nest here, spoke to him; he whined, came down, stood 3 feet from me and caught worms on the fly-- perfectly without fear. Yet suddenly he crouched low to the ground looked intently beyond me and headed for cover in the opposite direction, plainly frightened. The cause: Three boys down below in the street, walking quietly in our general direction at the moment, about 75 yards away. Yet Rhody was frightened; they could not possibly see him through the trees. I was not able to find him for about 10 minutes. He then reappeared 50 yards away to the west from behind the house, trotted after me dutifully when I went to the shop, but paused to listen every few feet. (Compare this with the attitude of the wild bird towards a stranger) Another variation in shop-mouse pattern of R. Rejects large mouse but accepts small. Still works at nest.5--36. At the shop I offered Rhody a mouse. (Later I learned from Julio that he had killed one a few minutes before, but would not eat it, and that he "must have been away all day as I could not find him"). Rhody reached for the mouse, but as late yesterday, drew back and waited for something else to happen. This time, it occured to me that perhaps the mouse was too big, so I got him a smaller one.(They are all alive). That was what he wanted. Then followed the ritual, complete in all detail, including display of his trophy at the mirror and ascent to the nest. He still works a little at this nest, 5--36, and ignores all the others. May 27th. to 29th., incl. During this period there were no new developments. Rhody continued to add material to the nest at intervals. May 30th. Time at which B begins early call At 4:45 A.M., a few minutes before sunrise, Brownie was heard repeating his purple, one, two three call over and over again as if to summon his family. B in nest early. At 5:30 A.M. Rhody was found sitting quietly in nest 5--36. (I was absent during the rest of the day). May 31st. B moves brood away. Brownie was found to have moved his latest brood down to the west lot. I could not find any of the thrashers at about 8 A.M., so went to the west fence and whistled B's call . In a few minutes he came, got worms, took them down into the lot and did not return for more. I could hear the youngsters there. Rhody as usual. June 1st. B and brood still away. Brownie and family remain in the thick undergrowth of the west lot. Rhody takes twigs to pine. Rhody continues to add to his nest, visits none of the others, but twice took twigs up into one of the pine trees, placing them in different locations. During the last few days he has taken to going to the shop on