1313 At 9:55 A.M. (Gray sky, temp. in court 52, no wind) I stood on the sidewalk below Rhody's tree. He was comfortably stowed in his preferred spot, fully relaxed and aware of events. In re- sponse to my talk and offer of worms he made movements as if to come down, but did not. I walked away to see if he would act as if he recognized that the opportunity for getting food was passing, but he did not. At exactly 10:00 that peculiar alarm note,which quail make only when they are actually being pursued,sounded from the south west and a flock of quail pursued by an accipiter dash- ed out into the street about 200 feet from Rhody's roost, then back into the thicket again, the hawk turning and sailing overhead, then disappearing. I returned to climb up the bank and stand beneath Rhody to note his reactions, especially to see if he had frozen, but, while he had turned his head in the direction of the tumult, he was not rigid and soon withdrew his gaze. As luck would have it, precisely at 10:03, the same thing oc- curred as I was watching R. He merely glanced in that direction without tension and quickly lost interest. (This time the hawk chased the quail out into the open, but after the first 50 feet or so, the chase dropped down out of my sight). (Incidentally, yesterday, Brownle showed renewed concern as to what might be concealed in the trees). Rhody's rigidity of posture for so many hours yesterday, and his continuous occupancy of his roost, may have been inspired by nearer presence of a hawk--perhaps even an attack upon him, but, from the above two incidents, it would appear that his concern is not very great when other birds are the objects of persecution not too nearby. At 11:30 Rhody still not up. At 1:10 (the next visit) Rhody was wiping his bill in the "open patch" on the west lot. He came to the fence in leisurely fashion on call, made two or three preliminary movements as if about to fly over, decided otherwise and waited, so I handed him one medium lump of meat, which was enough. He was bright and lively. By 1:20 he had dusted and retreated into the brush. Map of "West Lot" The rough sketch map, p.1313 A, shows approximately to scale this lot and the adjoining portion of the grounds of 40 Selborne Drive. The numbered trees, all live-oaks,except 1,2 and 3, are approximately in their correct positions. The others are sketched in at random. The shrubs lettered A,B,C and D are also correctly located. All the shrubs, with one or two exceptions, along the south edge of the West Lot are baccharis. The lettered ones stand by themselves. West of them they are thinly scattered. From A to D is Rhody's present "Lookout" or "Post". The bank is about 6 feet high there. The west bank ranges from 3 to 15 feet or more in height. Sandringham Road is on the edge of the canyon. The West lot slopes sharply to the west. From the house the ground slopes sharply to the south, west and north. The house is on a spur. All along Selborne Drive the slope is to the west. The land south of it slopes to the south and west. T shows location of thermometer. X (near tree 7) is that part of the "west" fence bounding the "Clearing" not covered by ivy. 9 is the "Daylight Roost Tree" recently discovered. 12 is the "Ladder Tree", 13 is the "Roosting Tree" or "Night Roost". 11 and 14 are the two trees nearest to them. All the intervening space is filled with brush up to the edge of the thicket on the south. South of that edge is the "Open Patch", covered with short, dry grass. (at present). Y is The hole under the fence.