1387. About 9:45 he was still there; cried on seeing me, approached, changed his mind and went to the open field south east. I went out and joined him. He was hunting for small creatures in the glass, getting little. I turned rocks over for him, adding one salamander to his score. He now hunted no more, but returned to this place. He went over the fence toward nest 2-36, but came back over the top of the cage carrying nesting material, which he took to the glass house. (The first instance of his having been seen to turn his back on 2-36 while gathering material on that side of the fence). While working at 4-36 a Red-tailed hawk sailed by about 25 feet from him, and at the same level, through the trees. (The first inst ance of this kind of hawk so low at this place). Rhody semi-froze for perhaps ten minutes, looking in the direction in which the hawk had gone. He now came down and walked about looking at the tops of the trees as if searching for the hawk., for about 10 min- utes. Now followed a period of more than usual activity on his part, during which he ran all about the place, sometimes pulling off "circuses!" and going up into trees. He suddenly thought of nest 5-36, which he has not visited for many months; went up to it and rearranged twigs for several minutes. Down and up to the observ- atory where he rattled; sailed down just clearing my head where I was letting Brownie take worms from hand. (B bolted, but came correct back). R continued his rapid movements about the place, finally winding up, about noon, on top of the Scamell house, where he sang and rest d for a long time. About 1 P.M. he worked again in the glass house for a short time. A few minutes later he was staring quietly at R5, equally quiet 3 feet from R in the cage. No excitement at all. Now meat from me; then off with a twig to 2-36, but dropping it and return- ing over the fence. This was repeated again. The third time he picked a twig up from the cage roof, walked over to where R5 could be seen through the window, stood quietly there while R5 lowered his head and cried repeatedly. The twig was eventually taken to 2-36, where he was working and crying when I left. This is the warmest day we have had for weeks, and it is inter- esting to note that Rhody, simultaneously, has found the tempera- ture high enough to warrant his making use of the "spread-eagle" type of sunning pose--also for the first time in weeks. (Temp. in Glearing at 4 P.M. 66; in court 60. Where he was sunning, est. 68). Rhody was already in his roost at 4:20, and at 5 P.M. R5 came out into the outer cage to take his third mouse of the day. The roosting times of these two birds are not at all alike. February Brood of Quail ? Yesterday afternoon I caught a glimpse of what appeared to be a female quail followed by a brood of chicks, at the front fence I did not follow up the fleeting view to confirm the impression, but dismissed the matter from mind at once as being "impossible". However, just now, without my having said anything that would suggest the subject, my new neighbor across the street remarked that he saw a female quail followed by chicks come out of the "chaparral" on the slope and turn up my driveway--this morn- ing. He thought "about a dozen". Asked if they had feathers, he said that they were little yellow balls of down without visible feathers. He thought they had just been hatched in the last few days, and realized that young quail are not to be expected here until May or June. (This gives me another job, now: to look for this brood) March 13th - Existence of this brood unconfirmed!