caught one of the worms tossed to him in their presence. (Temp. about 60, hazy sun, calm). At 1:15 P.M., when he saw me approaching he greeted me with a whine and came promptly for his mouse. He was not looked up again until 2:25; he had then already been in his roost for an unknown period of time. (Temp. 61, sunset 4:55, sunrise 6:56). No Brownie today. November 22nd. Heavy fog early in the morning, lifting about 11 A.M., at which time Rhody was still in his roost. At 11:30 he was at his post on the bank, came down to the sidewalk and, instead of coming to me, ran past and up the walk more than 100 yards, and climbed an acacia. A diversion from habit perhaps caused by the sight of four children approaching his post from the west 75 yards away at the time he retreated. He remained in this acacia until 1:50 P.M., coming down then perhaps only because I showed him a mouse. By 2 P.M. he was back at his post on the bank of the west lot. 12 minutes in which to to sun his back, chase a grasshopper in a half-hearted manner, dust and walk to the ladder tree saw him in position number one. Position 2 he occupied for 30 minutes. At 2:48 he was in his roost (Hazy sunlight, mild, calm, temp. 60). He appears to have been on the ground during the last 24 hours less than one hour, even if we assume that he came down from his roost immediately after I left him at 11 A.M. November 23rd. (Sunrise 6:58, sunset 4:54). In the upper, thin portion of a fog this morning; clearing about 10:30 A.M. Rhody up at 10:55. A hawk somewhere nearby in the trees. R keeping watch for it and even going into the thicket in order to locate it (?). I watched him at this for half an hour. He alternately preened and peered intently in all directions through the bushes with theatrical poses. He is now removing the sheathes from his new tail feathers and wing coverts. At 1:45 he was given a mouse and proceeded by gradual stages to the ladder tree, where he arrived in position No. 1 at 1:32. As the sun was weak he took the opportunity to warm his back fre- quently. He proceeded to position 2 and there, for the first time, varied his standard procedure by returning to the ground. I inter- preted this to mean that he wanted to sun himself some more, since it was shady in the tree. Following him, I found him sunning in the open. At 2 P.M. boys approaching me to speak to me caused him to retreat at great speed, heading for the ladder tree. There he proceeded at once to the take off point, but did not take off until 2:14; presumably because he found it warm and sunny at that spot. (temp. 60). B still absent. Brownie was not seen all day.