1574 Estates Drive: presumably the same bird with which Neo fought, as described in these notes. I now moved to a point about 100 feet from Neo and perhaps 75 yards from the other (invisible) bird and listened. The two songs were entirely different in general. I was probably listening to two birds announcing and prepared to defend territory claimed by each, and I suppose each was close to the marches of his domain. When I walked back toward Neo he dropped down and approached without invitation. At no time during this period was any other thrasher seen near him, and there was no thrasher "talk" by him. Rhody's appetite improves. 2:35 P.M. After writing the above note I went out to see what Rhody was doing. He had just come down from the tree and was in receptive mood, joining me quickly at the tool-house for his second mouse of the day. His appetite is improving! I now had to leave the birds for a short time. On my passing Rhody's old roost tree, on returning at 3:35, I found him already tucked away in his house, having decided, I suppose, that the roost in the eucalyptus was undesirable this night. In this, I believe his judgment sound, as tonight seems destined to be the coldest one since last winter. (48°). In the meantime Neo had returned from the north and was at his station on the south bank, where Julio gave him two centipedes. (About 3:30). At 4 P.M. I found him still there and in endeavoring to reach me through the triangular mesh of the fence, he got hung up by the neck in the sharp corner of a triangle and struggled frantically to free himself, dislodging feathers in the effort. He was at a disadvantage because he could not get his feet on the ground, and it looked as if he might break his neck; but he freed himself before I could reach him. I wondered if this episode would cause him to be afraid of me, but it did not, for he went at once to his regular passage-way through the fence and came to me for meal-worms. Dec. 24th. (Sunrise 7:23, sunset 4:55). If Rhody shifted to his old house on account of anticipated greater cold, he made the same mistake that I did, for while it was cold enough, clouds formed during the night preventing radiation to outer space, hence the expected extreme cold was not realized. (Temp. at 9 A.M. 46°). Some rain also fell during the night, so perhaps, after all, he was wiser than I and made the change in view of impending rain! However that may be, he was still in his bunk at 12:30 P.M when Julio handed him a mouse on the end of a pole. Wise bird. It was then raining, as it had been for two or three hours. Later observations made during the afternoon showed him still in his house. The evidence is that he did not leave it at all. Neo was fed by Julio about 8 A.M., but was not seen after that. Dec. 25th. (Sunrise 7:23, sunset 4:56). Thrasher song in various directions: South, west and northeast throughout the forenoon. The sun rose in a clear sky. Rhody was up when looked for about 9:45. About noon he was seen at his old place on the west lot and came over the fence on invitation to take a mouse from hand. He seemed concerned about his surroundings and went back again into the lot. There has been a hen pheasant here for several days and it was present at the time. It Rhody still abed at 12:30 P.M.