1271 questions; almost invariably all look at the bird and then at me as if to see what I am "going to do about it". Rhody's moul t. Rhody appears to be in perfect plumage, with the exception that one of his two middle rectrices has still about three more inches to grow before it is of full length. Brownie's moul t. Brownie, also, is beautifully sleek and well feathered. I have endeavored to find out whether that missing flight feather in his left wing has been replaced, but have been unable to do so. B is still bothered by "the" fly and that makes him nervous and jumpy at times. As the mouse given Rhody this morning was a small one and he had refused to eat the freshly killed one that Julio put in the cage, I expected him to show up some time during the afternoon for a live one. At about 2:40 I found he had eaten the meat out from under the dead mouse, but was nowhere to be seen. I gave the mouse to the magpies, walked 40 feet to get some meat, turned back to the cage and there was Rhody inside, colors fully displayed, watching Oof working on the mouse. On invitation he followed to the shop for a mouse. I gave him a large one, thinking he would want no more food for the day and that he would, in consequence, probably go to roost early. He sat in the shade near me for a half hour (until 3:15) then started off on his regular route followed at bedtime. At 3:30 he reached the west lot via the open street . " 3:35 he jumped up into the "ladder" tree. " 3:40 (Times to nearest half minute) he made his first move. " 3:47½, his second move. " 3:53½ " third " " 3:56 " fourth, " 3:56 plus, his fifth. " 3:57 he jumped into his roost. (Seven moves from the ground). It was an early retirement.(Temp. at time 74 deg.; bright and fair: sunset 5:42). The route followed through the ladder tree was, allowing for human fallibility, identical with that of yesterday. Each "move" on both days consisted of one jump, with the exception of the third (fourth from ground) where a convenient small branch enables him to "crow-hop" in the middle of the move. The time required to reach his roost from the ground was, however, longer today than yesterday: 22 minutes as against 13. There was also far less tension in his attitudes. (Possible reasons He had just eaten heartily; he had not been frightened en route; I stood farther away; he was early and had plenty of time). October 10th. Rhody was again found on the west lot in the morning, this time at 8:30. Other engagements prevented my keeping in touch with him during the day. October 11th. I went to the west lot at 7:30 A.M. thinking to catch Rhody, who may get up at any time, still in his roost but he was not there Three quarters of an hour later, however, he was at his lookout station at the top of the bank. He did not come for meat until about 3:40 P.M., topping off with a mouse. He started along his regular route for his roost, but turned back as if suspecting danger and went out the entrance at the eastern corner of the property. Turning west there, he