1628 following, without success. Finally the bird came over the fence anyway and Neo came up to the top of the wall, ran along it to me for worms. With occasional quiet periods, this convention lasted until 1 P.M. At 1:05 none were to be seen or heard. At 1:15 I heard mates (?) talking softly just outside the fence. A tossed pebble brought one to me for worms, Neo. Since 9 o'clock Rhody has not been seen. Presumably he is off on tour (after having eaten all his meat). Both yesterday and today he was still in his bunk at 7:30 A.M. About 2 P.M. song came from Neo's inner sanctum. After about three quarters of an hour it ceased and I went down to investigate. There was no sight or sound of him. I called and soon he came through his passage in the fence just as he did months ago and got worms from me, talking to a concealed mate. It was like old times. In appearance now he is without a blemish and I shall have to discover some means of identifying him other than his song (which is always changing) and his attitude toward me. After I left him song was resumed and kept up until nearly 4 o'clock. Rhody back. About this time Rhody made himself known for the first time since 9 A.M. He had already eaten a second lot of meat, but was Retires at ready for a mouse. At exactly 4:53½ he entered house No. 2 for 4:53½. the night. Brokenwing Mr. Sampson says that this bird (father of Okii and Chiisai) often referred to in these notes, and formerly an occasional visitor here subsequent to my abducting his children, is now at his (S's) home in residence again with his mate (presumably) Longbill. Brokenbill. It also develops that this bird is also at Mr. Sampson's. BB shows adaptability. It will be recalled that he disappeared from here shortly after he had learned to come to me for worms and was never seen again. Mr- S says he has adopted the strategy of robbing the robins when they discover worms--a consequence of his disability in the matter of digging. Here is capacity for adaptation; thrashers are not normal- ly robbers of other birds. During the thrasher conventions I have frequently looked for banded bird (Okii and Chiisai) and Brokenbill, Brokenwing and Long- bill; but have not seen them. Now that BB, BW and (probably) Long- bill are at Sampsons but do not come here, it encourages me to be- lieve that O and C may still be alive. It is curious, however, that none of these birds should be attracted by the convention notices broadcast by Neo; especially as all of them know the place, and full thrasher song can easily be heard over a radius of a quarter of a mile and more by human ears. Thrashers and cut-worms. Mr. Sampson has also observed that the thrashers and robins on his lawn seek different prey: the robins taking angle worms and the thrashers apparently the cut-worms that, at this time of the year, are causing the grass to die out in spots. This confirms ob- ervations at this place. (Max. temp. today 68°). September 4th. (Sunrise 5:41; sunset 6:36). Thrasher song first heard at 5:15 A.M. From then on song was heard from various directions, far and near. The morning was bright and clear. (60° at 7:45 A.M.). About 8 A.M. thrasher song seemed to concentrate about 100(?) yards to the north east and it looked as if a convention were assembling there (and sounded like it)