Mayhew 1947 May 21 U.C. campus, Alameda Co., Calif. 2 & 6 seconds before running again. Now both & & are out of sight. at 4:58 P.M. the & returned to the nest from the north. One youngster tried to take some food out of her bill, but she prevented it by pulling her head back. She then fed the food to another youngster. The young then settled back into the nest while the & stood on the west edge of it (as usual). at 4:59 P.M. she settled on the nest again, facing in a north-east direction. Although the adults approach the tree from different directions on each trip, they always fly around the tree until they can approach the nest from the west. at 4:59 P.M. the & landed in a branch about 4 feet below the nest. The & stayed on the nest a moment then flew to the north. The & then flew to the west. at 5:01 P.M. the & returned to the nest & fed one youngster. He then immediately flew down to the lawn about 10 feet from the tree. From there, he worked across the lawn to a spot about 50 feet south of the nest. Then he had a terrific struggle with a worm. He jumped forward & pecked at it about eight times before finally subduing it. A moment later he flew off to the north out of sight.