1301 Brownie, last seen on the 28th., was in evidence at 9 A.M., ready for worms. At 9:45 I looked up Rhody. He was not in his roost, nor was he at his post. A prowl through the bushes on the lot also failed to reveal him, but, not unexpectedly, when I came out of the covert he was sitting in plain sight on the edge of the bank where I had looked for him 5 minutes before, busily giving himself a thorough going over with oil. He was not all interested in the implication of my presence beside him and continued with the good work until, without warn- ing he slunk off toward the ladder tree. Cause: Two women and a dog a hundred or yards or so away, walking toward us. He sought seclusion near the extreme end of a branch where he blended in perfectly with his surroundings. In fact I could not distinguish him at first at 15 feet distance. His bronzy green and tawny upper parts and his flaxen belly matched the shadows and high-lights of the dark green of the growing leaves and the straw-color of the leaves of some dead twigs. Only by accident could anybody have found him. For 15 minutes he remained there, taking advantage of the sunlight to warm his back. (Recently it has not been warm enough for him to use the spread-eagle pose). When he came down he was satisfied with but a few worms. I left him at 10:30. (Temp.60). Nova joins Brownie I found Brownie here singing sub-song, and, for the first time here. in several days, he was joined by Nova. When the meeting occurred 15 feet behind me, B greeted N with the harsh h-a-i-h not heard for weeks. There was no evidence of any kind suggesting that a brood was in existence. From time to time I verified R's continued presence at or near his lookout up to his roosting time. It was noticeable that, while he warmed his back frequently, it was usually in partial shade under a scrappy baccharis bush. For about three quarters of an hour he lay under one of these bushes at a prominent point on the very edge of the bank. Here he was inconspicuous, yet he had an extended view in most directions. Though he was aware of my frequent visits to the fence 30 or 40 feet east of him, he took no notice of me until 1:15, when he came to me for his food: a large piece of Hamburger. This was enough. An intermittent wind from the north now came up and was striking the roost tree. I remained to see what effect it would have on his roosting time, since the tree must have been much less comfortable than the open portion of the west lot where there was no wind and where the sun now beat more strongly owing to the wind's having blown away the last remnants of the haziness. He kept in the lee until he started for his roost at 2:03, arriving at position No. 1 at 2:05, and his roost at 2:14. (Temp. 63). The wind may have had some influence upon his decision, but probably not much. December 1st.(Sunrise 7:06. sunset 4:51). A powerful north wind during the night and blowing intermit- tently now (9:50 A.M.). Shortly after 9 I went down to see how Rhody was faring, hop- ing to find that he had availed himself of the shelter of his new