about 25 feet from him without disturbing him, although, he was doubtless aware of my presence, stooped and picked up a stone as big as my fist and threw it at him. I had no chance in the world to hit him, even if the throw had been accurate, for he was off before the stone reached him--and he had started only after the stone was actually in the air. At this time the thrashers were heard off to the N.E. They had both come to Julio for worms at the scene of the hawk episode at 7:30 A.M. Returning from an absence at 12:15, I found Rody on the bank at the orchard. He seemed fearful of his surroundings and determined to remain under cover. Thinking that he should be hungry by this time and that his failure to follow me for a mouse was due to fear of hawks, I went and got him one; but he would not take it for a long time. Finally, when the mouse crawled under him, he killed it and ate it. Shortly after I learned form Julio that he had given Rhody a mouse at 11:15! Rhody stayed home until time to go to roost. Contrary to his usual habit, he ran part of the way and was in his old house at 4 P.M. Julio went down to check up on him, and Neo and mate again discovered him there. (62°). Jan. 12th. (Sunrise 7:26, sunset 5:10). First thrasher song was heard at 7:10 A.M. The bird approached from the west, passed by the oval lawn, going east. Doubtless Neo, coming from his night roost. At 8 A.M. Julio found both birds at their place on the south bank and gave them centipedes and salamanders. At 8:30, when I went out, they were no longer there, and I heard no thrasher sound anywhere. (Cloudy, calm, 45°). Having seen nothing of Rhody, I went down to his old roost tree at 11 A.M., finding him sitting on the roof of his house, looking very glum and dissatisfied with everything. He did not brighten up, as he usually does on seeing me, and offered no greeting. This business of sitting on the roof is a rather new phase in his behavior There was no sun, as there was on previous occasions when he has been sitting there, so it was not a question of warmth this time. Perhaps it was to command a wider view as a measure of safety, and freedom to depart in any direction in case of his being attacked, now that the hawks are so bad. He showed no disposition to come down as I left. At 2:30 he was no longer there and had not been seen in his usual haunts; but, at 3:30 Julio found him again in his house. Rhody cried and came down for a mouse--one of the few instances where he has done this after having, presumably, retired for the day. The sun was now breaking through the clouds and he moved to his old post to sun his back, and was not watched further. Nothing more had been seen of the thrashers and they were not heard during the day; nor were other thrashers heard. For some time now, the only thrashers known to have been heard are Neo, N2 and Inver. Jan. 13th. (Sunrise 7:25, sunset 5:11). The first day of the season that the day has lengthened "on both ends." At 7:02 A.M. the first thrasher song was heard--in the garden. At 8:45, (Fair, calm, 46°) a thrasher could be heard singing full song to the south, a considerable distance away--first time in weeks. I went out to investigate, thinking it might be Neo in new territory.