1315 Qualitatively this roosting behavior is normal at this time of year, but quantitatively it is not known precisely how it com- pares with preceding years. Following his October debacle, also, his daytime loafing places varied, but about the beginning of the period chosen, he began to use his former area in the west lot, and I began inviting him to come to the fence for food as I has done in previous years. These observations of his response to call, therefore, refer to calls made from the clearing (See map p. 1313A) to him at his "post": generally C. (1) What does Rhody first do when I call him? That depends upon a number of factors extraneous to the bird him- self, as well as to his internal state. In part the known factors, or those believed to be known with certainty are: (A) Hunger. (B) Fear. (C) Weather. (D) Preoccupation. In a rough draft like this it is impossible on the first attempt to arrange all of these things in logical order or to make them exclusive. In any case it will be seen that the question as put, is not susceptible to simple, direct answer, without qual- ifications. As a matter of fact, he may do any one of these things: a. Nothing whatever. b. Merely glance at me. c. Look at me fixedly. d. Rattle-boo. e. "Cry" f Open and close his bill and "swallow" several times. g. Start his "circus". h. Walk away from me. i. Start to sun his back. j. Continue whatever he was doing when called. k. begin to preen. l. Make restless movements (Usually preliminary to approaching me). m. Begin to approach. (Now that we have him started (in "m") be it said that he never begins his approach, from his post, directly toward me. This is not believed to have any psychological significance; he simply does not like to go through the dead grass and weeds (shown in the "Open Patch" by dots in the map). This applies to all dead grass and weeds. He wants a smoother path, and finds one). The cushions on his feet are very soft--several references in these notes). Leaving our tender-foot for the moment: it appears that in A,B,......and a,b,c.....there are possibilities of many permuta- tions and combinations, but no attempt will be made to work them out to the bitter end. Going back to the main headings: A,B,C,D, these will be dis- cussed in turn, bearing in mind that, even amongst these four there are shadowy lines of demarkation and combinations. However: As to A. Rhody's primary interest in me is, I suppose, as a purveyor of food--usually mice and hamburger, but sometimes delightful surprises of lizards, snakes, birds (not often), crick- ets; etc. Of course the meal-worm is staple. What he does when I call him, therefore, depends amongst