Mayhew 1947 may 21 Western Robin 16. U.C. campus, Alameda Co., Calif. flew & within 2 feet of the nest & landed there, watching the proceedings. He remained for about 10 seconds, but the ♀ Robin carried on with her work without even noticing the intrusion. At 4:23 P.M. after the ♀ had settled down on the nest, a Brown Towhee landed in the tree with a chipping note, about 6 feet from the nest. Neither did this bother the ♀ Robin. Each time the ♀ has settled on the nest, she has always faced in a north-east direction. At 4:29 P.M. when the ♂ landed in the tree about 4 feet from the nest, the ♀ hurriedly departed, uttering a single startled note. Then the ♂ flew up to the nest & fed one youngster. Then he picked a white object from the edge of the nest & flew north with the white object in its mouth. At 4:40 P.M. the ♂ has returned & within 50 feet of the nest. He is looking for worms, at 4:41 P.M. the ♀ returned to the nest from the south. She fed one youngster, then settled down on the nest facing north-east, at 4:43 P.M. she returned to the lawn about 100 feet east of the nest. The ♂ is now about 50 feet north of the nest, still looking for worms. He runs six or eight steps, then stands motionless for from