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March 12. Rhody has been singing this morning around the
orchards,I went there and called him but he did not pay
noattention to me just went around and flapping has wing.
He ate the meat in the dish.I went to has house at 5:45 P.M.
he was in bed already,then I offered him hamburger,he took it
from my pole. In my way home I saw Neo and Longtail in the
fruits-trees then I tossed them some worms.I feed them boths.
March 13 Neo is in the nest.I feed the Trush,then I went
and see Rhody to has house so he was in bed already I gave
him a mouse. It was 5:30 P.M. At 6:25 P.M. Neo is in the nest
tonight it is the first time since they finish their nest .
March 14 I feed Rhody,Hermit-Thrush,Golden-crowned Sparrow,
and Neo,some worms at the same time,Long-tail is in the nest.
March 17 At 7:00 A.M. this morning I found Rhody in
the cage doing nothing when I went in,he just stay there.I
called him if he want a mouse but he didn't want anything.
March 21 I feed the Golden-crowned Sparrow,Thrush,then
later-on Neo,came Longtail was in the nest.
March 22. This afternoon Rhody,was playing with the magpies,
I called if he want a mouse but did not want anything he
just keep going in pāy with them, About one hour he came
where I was working,I went to the tools house he followed me
then I gave a mouse,didn't eat it,he went to the mirror
and show it there wagling has tails.Then I finish my work
planting some snowballs where I was working I saw the
Dwarf-Hermit Thrush,I tossed him some worms,later on
Golden-crowned Sparrow,came I feed them boths.
At about 6.P.M. I found Rhody,in the acacia trees
east side of the cages.The magpies were yealing I went and
see what was the trouble but nothing.Then I went back and
see Rhody,he was gone I can't find him then I went to see
in has house if he is there but he wasn't there.I went back
where he was looking around but couldn't find him so I went
outside the fence if he is there where he make has nest 2 years
ago I find him then I saw some branches of the Oaktrees moving
I look at them it was Rhody. I stayed there until 6:15 so
he sleep there for the last 2 nights thats why he was not
in has house.
March 23. This morning 6:40 A.M. I went and see Rhody,where
he sleep lastnight and he was still there. And I went to see
Neo,in their nest he was there,then Golden-crowned Sparrow,
saw me he came for worms,so I tossed him some. Came home and
eat my breakfast.
About half an-hour I went and see Rhody,but he was gone
I couldn't find him so called him in the cages,later-on bow,bow
outside the cages,then he went in and the meat,then he began to
play with magpies. At 5:40 P.M. I went and see where he sleep
lastnight he was there,I think he sleep there for the last
3nights.It maybe some thing frightened him in has house thats
why he moved.
March 24. This morning at 6:45 A.M. when I went and feed the
magpies,I didn't see Rhody,in the cages when I came out he was
by the inside door snicking him self among the bushes,he just
stay there,then he went and eat the meat,that I put there.
Then he followed me as far to the mouse cages,then I took one
mouse I offered it to him didn't want it,then he heard the
Magpies,yealing then he ranaway toward the cages,then he went
and play with them,so I leave him there.