1 Cooper 1939 MINN NE week. Discovered after the mother had been flushed from the nest. The nestlings were brown with black marking and were very protectively colored. The nest was at the side of a small clump of sage brush not entirely concealed from view from above or from one side. Other birds noted at the locality were; Western Meadowlark, Rock Wren, Chipping Sparrow, Western Bluebird, Spotted Towhee, Lewis Woodpecker. Several small lizards and a ground squirrel were also seen. Weather was good during the first day; Clear sky; moderate northwest wind; temperature varying from