Mr Redon, 1942 Calliope Hemmingford Z. Fork Sheepcreek, 5,500ft Kings Canyon Fresno Co. Calif May 29/1942 She made no move to feed her nestlings during this time. She sat on the nest for 15 minutes and was gone for 2 min. On her return, she perched on the nest edge and proceeded to jab her beak down into the nest rather gently, and then to give several up and down jabs; sometimes after the last jab, on the upward jerk, she would pull into view a small part of the nestling's beak which was around here. She alternated from one side to the other (judging from the position of her head as she jabbed into the nest) - going three times to each side. Between each side, she would open and close her beak several times (the tip or rather 3/4 of it from the end forced back & being as though out) and while she moved her beak up and down, her throat would move up and down. After completing her feeding, she put down very carefully in the nest, her movements being much slower more deliberate than they had been before.