1543 Nov. 18th. Thrashers singing from somewhere about sunrise to about 8 A.M. The same yesterday, though not recorded at the time. R in roost. At 8 A.M. Rhody was still where last seen. (Sunny, calm, 55°) At 9 o'clock I could not see him from my side of the fence, so went down and out to the street. He had moved to the adjoining tree in order to get more sun. The two McCullough dogs rushed out as usual, making a tremendous uproar, then subsided and camped in the middle of the street, also as usual, 20 or 30 feet from the base of Rhody's tree where they are prepared to greet everything that passes during daylight hours (and sometimes well into the night) with similar demonstrations. It is one of these dogs that I suspect of having "detailed" Rhody last year and I am surprised that he should have selected a roost tree where he is subjected to this almost constant turmoil, not to mention menace, when he descends to the street or sidewalk. Maybe he likes the noise, and the action he can observe and not be a part of. If so, it is a new phase in his behavior. R's dog "friends" Does R like this noise and activity? After visiting Rhody I turned back to the entrance along the sidewalk (about 150 feet east) and waited. Soon Rhody sailed down magnificently along my course, leaving the dogs to starboard and finishing up with a swift run on the sidewalk until he overtook me. We then proceeded up the driveway to the tool-house for the mouse he had in mind. This business finished, he went to the sage patch to rest, but instead of lying on the ground there as usual, he elected to perch about half-way up in a twelve foot sapling red- wood which had been planted there, creating a roadrunner-redwood association rarely encountered in the field. A few minutes of this and he crossed over the entrance drive to sit in the bushes on its upper bank. Here he remained for more than three hours, then chose the top of the cage as his next lo- cation. On invitation, at 1:35, he followed to the tool-house for another mouse and was hungry enough to cry for it. As far as I know, since some time before 4:15 yesterday, he has not been over 50 yards from his night roost. Not an excessively active bird at this season. Up to 3:45 he was not at either of his roosts. Rhody back in old house again. At 4:50 I found him in his old house for the night. He was settled so low in it that I had to climb the bank the bank in order to see him, and then was not certain until he raised his head in response to call. (Sunset 4:56, but already dark due to heavy clouds) At this time thrashers were singing in the garden. I have no not been favored at this hour often since Brownie was killed. Nov. 19th. A little scattering thrasher song nearby early in the morn- ing. Rhody still in bed at 10 A.M. (Julio) but not at 11 o'clock. At this time sky heavily clouded, wind from south-east, temperature 60°, rain anticipated at any moment. Rhody invisible, meat untouch- ed. At 11:35 a Cooper hawk passed close to my head and perched about 30 feet away on a branch overhanging the driveway, turning its tail to look back at me fearlessly, then moving to another tree by the front steps as I moved toward the house. When I came out with a gun it could not be found. All birds had sought cover. 4:33 P.M. Birds have been very scarce about the place today,