1540 Rhody back in old house. On my return from an absence of several hours I found him back in his old house in the roost tree on the west lot at 5:03 P.M.! So last night of rain and the night before of wind seem to have overcome whatever the state of mind was that has caused him to desert his regular sleeping place. Hawk passes near. As I looked intently to be absolutely sure of his presence a Cooper or a Sharpshinned hawk darted past his house less than 20 feet from it and on the same level. It was the turning of Rhody's head at the same moment to watch the hawk that revealed his presence Nov. 12th. Rhody, back to normal? ticket. At 9 A.M. (sunny, mild) Rhody was not in his house, but when I called, he came out of the brush, cried with lowered head, and ad- vanced to receive his mouse. After a sojourn of an hour or so, at- his old-time post on the west lot, he called at the cage and ate his meat, although the mouse had been a big one. Being otherwise en- gaged most of the remainder of the day, I did not observe him often; but it was noted that he back again at his observation post and Julio reported that he occupied his old house during the night. R occupies regular house Nov. 13th. Lots of thrash- er song. From somewhere between 6 and 7 A.M. until about 8:30 the thrashers were singing close to the house. Three different birds could be dis- tinguished--one of them a bird that frequently uttered the same musical phrase 4 or 5 times in close succession; but it was not the same phrase noted several days ago and commented upon in these notes. R at post. Eats mouse and cricket. As I drove by the west lot about 10 A.M. Rhody was at his post and came down the bank to receive a Jerusalem cricket and a mouse. The former he gulped down, kicking and clawing, without taking the time to divest it of any of its hooks and claws. I had carried this creature in the same container as the mouse and it had lost no time in coming to grips with that animal. The mouse, frightened, made efforts to escape and the two creatures became reconciled to each others presence before meeting their doom in the craw of the road- runner. R eager for second mouse. Get a big one At 2:20 P.M. I looked for Rhody in the garden, calling. In a few seconds he came running out of his glad, crest erected and very much aware of my importance in his cosmos. He took no chances on my overlooking his presence and kept in close touch all the way to the tool-house, where he was given a fawn-colored mouse so large that its hind legs waved from the corners of the bird's mouse for several seconds before a heroic effort by Rhody finally got him by the critical point. (Sky becoming overcast). (Temp. 62°, slight breeze from due south). Not in regular roost. At 3:50 Rhody was not in his regular house. Sc" 4:15 " " " " " " " , neither was he in the Scamell oak. Find him back in eucalypt- tree, but not in house. At 4:20 I examined the eucalyptus tree, although, in view of the rising wind and threatening rain and his abandonment of that tree, I did not expect to find him there. But he was! He was sitting in sleeping posture on one of the supports of the new house, as if he intended to stay there all night. This support is a 1" x 2" horizon- tal piece of board fastened under the eaves of the house with both ends resting in forks of the tree. One of these forks was R's chos- en roost when he used this tree. Rain begins. 5 P.M. He is still in the same place and the first drops of rain have just begun to fall. He has to move only a foot or two to be in complete shelter in the house. Will he do it? Think not.