out to him. He called several times while I was approaching and came part way down the bank for his meat. When I koke-koked the only response he showed was to rattle his beak softly once ("Muttering"). As I returned to the house Brownie gave one clear, loud call from a tree under which I was passing and came down for worms. This appears to be one of the few instances where he has actually called to me. He had been silent before and remained so after. He was much concerned about what might be concealed in the surrounding trees and shrubbery, darting to cover whenever any bird flew near. At 1:05 Rhody was waiting at the fence, crying on seeing me; and coming promptly over the fence for his mouse. A half hour later he was still there in the sun. At 2:15 he had moved to his post. R5, up to 2:15 did not want his second mouse. He has much the advantage over Rhody in comfort. (Temp. in court 40, in Clear'g 46 A cold north wind is sweeping over the ridge and dipping down into the court. If it continues clear all day and all night, and the wind keeps up, there will be another cold night. At 4 P.M. (38 in court, 46 in Clearing) Rhody is in his regular night roost swaying about in an almost freezing wind. Since there are dozens of warmer places it seems strange that he should not seek one of them instead of adhering so tenaciously to that one. Tonight looks like a "bad one". January 8th. It was a bad one, the minimum in the court being 23 degrees. In San Francisco the minimum (Jan. 7) official was 34, reported the lowest in 65 years. With regard to these temperatures it should be understood that the official temperatures of the Weather Bureau are usually taken at stations high above the street in cities and temperatures at street level may be 8 or 10 degrees lower, and on the ground, still lower according to exposure. These minima usually last but a very short time. At 9 A.M. R5 had already eaten his first mouse of the day. He ate only one yesterday. Rhody was located, a few minutes later, about 50 feet west of his post, on the ground. He did not appear to mind my long over- cat and came for a warm piece of hamburger from hand. (36 in Clearing 27 in court). On coming back to the house Brownie made his presence known and came for worms. Rhody was given another liberal helping of meat at 1:30 in the Clearing. After that he wanted no mouse, although he picked one up and let it run away. At 2 P.M. R5 came down from his retreat to take a mouse from the perch at the level of my face and about 2½ feet from it. On dropping it, he showed little hesitation in taking it from the ground at my feet. He has behaved sensibly from the first, not once injuring his forehead in vain attempts to get through the wire. He will not touch meat at all and I have not forced it upon him, preferring to buy mice for him .