1342 The plan worked well. In fact the bird was already at the fence waiting when hove into his field of view, but when he saw two others following me, darted into the bushes. He soon came out however, flew over the fence to me and got his mouse, though he was fully aware of spectators behind a pyracantha about 30 feet away. R5, with first woman in cage, behaves well. Another "first" for R5. Next we went to the cage to see R5 and observe his reactions toward visitors. Mrs. Q and I went in first and stood below him, Q remaining outside. R5 behaved well, coming to a lower perch without showing ant great fear. Next Mrs. Q went out and Mr. Q. came in. R5 came down again, even further and stayed longer. Next, with Mrs. and Mrs. Q outside about 40 feet away, I offered him a mouse. He came down with little hesitation, took it, but dropped it. This was a lively mouse. He came down and chased it. It ran into the outer cage and he followed, though he could see his outside audience plainly. This was another "first", as he had never before gone out into the outer cage with even a single person in view outside. The mouse got away. The bird lingered outside then came in, passing me unhurriedly, and going up to his retreat. There he stared out fixedly at bure visitors and would not come down for another mouse while wet were there. This is another distinct advance in his increasing tolerance of human beings. B was not seen during the day. About midafternoon pain began. January 11th. "Unusual " weather. A very cold rain, the papers announcing the approach of another "polar wave" or "front", with low temperatures, possibly colder than any yet experienced. Temperature comparisons. The southern part of the state was experiencing much greater cold yesterday than this portion, for example, minima as follows: El Centro and Palm Springs, 21! Glendale 12!! Sierra Madre 18. In cities, bearing in mind protective effect of high buildings, heating, etc. in some of them: Los Angeles 36, San Francisco 41, San Diego 38, Eureka 36, Seattle 28, Portland, 20, Reno -6, Spokane 16, Sacramento 36, Yuma 36, Fresno 32, The court at this place 36. R in roost at 10.15. At 10:15 (raining) Rhody was still in his roost and would not come down. He apparently had not sought protection of his house in the tree. R5 had not eaten his mouse. Sometime before 11:30 he had: R yields to attraction of mouse and sails down at 12:05, in new manner. R buoyant and pretty. At 12:05, Rhody still in his roost, was immediately interested when I appeared on the scene; she had completely revised his earlier attitude toward the roost vs. mouse problem and launched himself in a graceful glide directly at my head, instead of sailing to one side as usual. He banked neatly just before reaching me and landed to one side. He was not very wet. Far from looking forlorn and bedraggled--he, with his buoyant and expectant attitude, raised crest and displayed red-white and blue, poised on his long legs lightly with his "skirts" fluttering in the breeze, looking like some colorful dancer, added a bright note to the dull surroundings. Rhody can play the clown when he feels like it, but he is a pretty, graceful bird just the same.