A.C.ZIEBAE 1952 Phacaeomyx longicaudus Oct 21 1 MI N, 0.2 MI E BRIDGEHAVEN, 50-FT SONOMA CO, Calif. 11:00 AM. GOT 3 IN SEPARATE NESTS FROM 4 FT TO 30 FT UP IN DOUGLAS FIRS. NEST WERE 10 IN. TO 30 IN IN DIAMETER OF SMACK STICKS, WHERE DEAD NEEDLES AND (INSIDE) STRIPPED-OFF RESIN OUT COBBS OF NEEDLES. DRAWINGS HAD CONNECTED FOR A DEPTH OF 2 OR 3 INCHES IN SOME OF LARGER NESTS. ONE OF THESE TREES WAS A SMALL (15 FT) ONE CUT OFF FROM OTHER FIRS BY BRUSH 4 FT DOWN. AT 0.8 MI. N BRIDGEHAVEN GOT ANOTHER AT 10:45 AM. 15 FT UP FROM NEST ON LIMB OF FIR - SHADOWN DOWN BY PETE JORDAN. THIS TREE WAS SEPARATED FROM ANY BIG GROVE OF FIRS BY OTHER TREES & BEAST & BRUSH. NEST LOCATED JUST OVER EDGE OF ROAD. THE OCCUPIED NESTS SHOWED FRESH 3-4 INCH-LONG FIR CUTTINGS PULLED INTO CHAMBERS OF NEST - SOME CUTTINGS PRETTY VISIBLE FROM TOP OF NEST. RESIN DUCT STRIPPINGS SHOWED VERY GREEN WHEN NEST WAS TAKEN APART. NESTS FOUND BOTH NEXT TO TRUNK IN CROTCHES OR OUT ON LIMBS. SEVERAL OTHER LOCATIONS ALONG RUSSIAN RIVER AND SOUTH FROM MONTE RIO TO FREEDOM ON HIGHWAY 12. OCT AMM NEST TURNED OUT TO BE WOOD RAT OR SQUIRREL - NO NESTS SEEN IN RED WOODS BUT IN SOME PLACES REDWOOD GROW BESIDES DOUGLAS FIRS.