1291 About 11 A.M. when I looked for him at his post, Mrs. Scamell called to me that he had just been chased away by three dogs, who had followed him into the bushes where she could here the chase going on. I went up and searched thoroughly without results until, reaching the open, I found that he had again followed me out. At 1:30 he was on a low branch of a tree deep within the tangled growth of the west lot, but came out on call to get a lib- eral helping of hamburger. At 2:32 he made his final jump to his roost. (Temp. 66, sunny, without wind, but a dense sea of fog below). (Sunset 4:57, sunrise 6:51). Rainfall to date (Oakland) 0.76 in.; normal 3.20). November 18th. (Sunrise 6:53, sunset 4:56). Bright and fair at sunrise. At 9:15 (Temp. 64) Rhody was still in his roost. At 10:20 I stopped by his roost and noted that he had shifted slightly as if about to get up. At 10:22 (Temp.68) he sailed down, landing near me, but imme- diately going off into one of his riotous dashes in and around the bushes with wing flappings, tail spreadings (as much as can be accomplished with three feathers!) and theatrical poses. He is full of pep. When he calmed down he was ready to accept worms, but even this act was dramatized with much "lip-smacking" and "tasting". I say lip-smacking because the act was accompanied by a "fleshy" sound-not snapping. He was not very hungry and soon tore off in another series of evolutions, gradually subsiding and taking up his observation post as I left at 10:32. Perhaps the warm morning had something to do with his animated behavior, but still it did not inspire him to get up early. At the present time I can not see that his roosting and "un- roosting" times correlate with anything precisely. I have made a special form of shelter for him which I shall put up in his tree and see if he will adopt it in inclement weather. In making it I have given consideration to his likes and dislikes as far as I understand them, or think I do. (May- be it will scare him out of the tree). The house was put up in his tree about 1:30 P.M. at about the same height as his roost and about 3 feet north of it.(temp. 76). At 3:15 P.M. R was already in the third position in the ladder tree when I arrived. When he reached his usual take-off point 15 minutes later he scrutinized his objective more thoroughly than ever before, probably on account of the house. At last he de- cided to risk it and jumped, and after a little hesitation, went over to inspect the new phenomenon. Next he tried sitting on its porch for a minute or two, examining everything deliberately. He moved off a foot or so toward his roost, but seemed still to consid- er what to do about matters. Finally he went to his favorite spot and settled comfortably. (3:45). At least he was not frightened away. Brownie is again remaining either away or out of sight most of the time--a complete change in his behavior. Nest elsewhere? + See photo, p 1291A