1307 "knowledge". Though Julio's idea as to the time of Rhody's coming appears to be only a guess, it is probable that the bird went to roost later on account of this interruption of his routine. December 7th. (Sunrise 7:12, sunset 4:50). R up between 11 and 11:15. Comes to meet me. Rhody got up between 11 and 11:15; he was not timed exactly. At 11:20 I walked right past him as he sat on the bank, apparently without arousing his interest; but when I turned up into the lot fifty feet from him where he could not see me, he came running to meet me and planted himself in front of me, raising and lowering his crest rhythmically, interested and animated, but silent. Worms of course. (Temp. 51, sun just out). Brownie. seeing me Brownie at this time was scripping far off at Robinson's. I left R and walked to within 200 yards of where I judged B to be, then turned up the driveway to replenish the supply of worms ex- hauasted by R. in order to be prepared to greet B properly in case he had seen me and recognized me by sight alone. (I had purposely not called him). 5 minutes later I found he had returned. Again he took the long-flight method of reaching me, landing momentarily on my shoulder. Strange that after 4 years' acquaintance he should only now venture this familiarity. At 1:20 Rhody was discovered in that same low oak in the interior of the thicket on the west lot. He came to the fence but would not come under or over. (Not very hungry?). When I went to the fence and offered the meat he cried and took it readily evenough. R in roost before 2:40 P.M. Looked up again at 2:40, he was found already in his roost. (Cloudy again, temp. 54). Weather. The weather during what is now normally the wet season, has not run true to form. To date we have had less than one sixth (0.76") of the rainfall average counting from July 1st.as is usual. Mocking-birds at Sonoma. Yesterday, at the Sonoma home of my old friend Judge Thomas C. Denny, I was delighted to discover that he has been keeping himself well informed on the local birds and that two mocking birds had been resident there since some time in September--the first he had seen and heard there and he has lived there more than 10 years. As we walked about the grounds I was able to verify the presence of at least two mockers by seeing them at close range. This is further evidence of the increasing number of these birds in this vicinity--this time north of San Francisco Bay. (About 35 miles N.W. of here as the crow flies). Sun begins to set later. December 8th. (Sunrise 7:13. clear, sunset 4:50. From now on the sun will begin to set later. but will continue to rise later). B in full song in 1:15 P.M. (Temp.60, bright. no wind). At 10:15 Brownie was R's ladder tree. singing full song in Rhody's ladder tree, a new place for him. I called him from my side of the fence, he stopped singing, drop- ped to the ground, followed Rhody's usual route to me, jumped to the top of the fence beside me, thence to my hand for worms. R up before 10:30. I went down to Rhody's roost at 10:30. Not there. I look- ed for him everywhere for 35 minutes--no traces. Unfindable.