gatherings as the birds have always taken flight before I could discover their cause. Tonight I saw a California Jay pick an acorn from its twig. It tugged a second or two at the acorn before it loosened it. This of course with its bill and by pull- ing its head backwards. It twisted its head to one side in this operation. It flew away with the acorn in its bill. Was surprised to find the Buzzard Roost was so near to Mr. Harlan's house, it being only 30 or 40 yards distant. He says that a dozen or so roost there the year through. In the winter time as many as four dozen are common. Perhaps in the summer most of them are nesting. Nov. 14. Heard today that the Band-