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J kept no notes on the 4th., 5th. and 6th., but reported the
continued presence of O and C by 'phone to me, C showing increasing
tendency to disappear for long periods and Okii, two nights in
succession, sleeping in an oak at the western window of the
living room.
On the 7th., a windy day, Okii preferred to stay in the cage
most of the time. J says "he did not like the moving trees very
much", thus furnishing independent evidence on this point. For
a time Rhody joined him in the cage, both birds "doing nothing".
At 4:20 Rhody was already in his night roost and Okii left
the cage, not to be seen again that day.
On the 8th. at 7 A.M. Okii was digging in the cage, but left in
about half an hour, going over the south fence in the direction
in which thrasher song could be heard. Neither bird was seen again
that day (C not at all).
On the 9th. Okii, only, was seen.
Oct. 10th. Okii was scrapping in the cage at 5:30 A.M. About
6 A.M. a thrasher scrapping at the oval lawn proved to be Chiisai,
who jumped to J's lap for worms, thence to the cage to join Okii
and to "dig and dig".
At 7:45 Broken-Wing began full song near the oval lawn and,
at 9 A.M. attracted another adult who sang full song from the
old oak. BW moved to a pine tree and O and C came out of the cage
to stand under the pine "doing nothing". BW came down and was
joined by the other. All four birds were together. There was a
little skirmishing about, the two adults left on J's approach to
about 70 feet and O and C came to him for worms.
Rhody now appeared for his mouse.
At 12:30 two thrashers were singing outside the fence; Okii
was dig-singing in the upper garden and C was not to be seen, O
was still in the upper garden at 2 P.M.
On the 11th., 12th. and 13th. Okii and Chiisai were not seen
by Julio. He got the impression that they had gone off in the
direction of Mr. Sampson's as there was much sound of thrashers
from that direction.
October 13th. (from 3 P.M.)
Got home from the hospital at 3 P.M. Raining hard. At 3:30
it had stopped. Went out and encountered Rhody at once. He was
quite coquettish; jerked head and tail impudently when I talked to
him and hooted once; then sidled toward the mousery, but Julio,
anticipating his wants, brought him a mouse which he gobbled placidly in the presence of four persons. No signs of thrashers.
October 14th.
In the early morning thrasher song to the west, southwest
and from the old oak to the east.
Rhody did not appear during the rainy morning, so at 2 P.M.,
Julio went to his roost, finding him already (or still) in his
house, but he sailed down for the proffered mouse then sunned his
back.
No signs of O and C all day.
Oct. 15th.
Much thrasher song west and south west from 6 A.M. to 9, ending
at the oval lawn.
Rhody not in his house at 9:30 A.M. Found waiting for somebody
to give him a mouse at the tool-house at 2 P.M. 3:15 still sitting nearby. Cloudy. No O and C.