J Davis 1949 Red's meadow, 750 ft, Serna Hat'll For., Madera Co., Calif. June 28. Within nest cavity, 10:06, ? flew east all the way across meadow and disappeared. 10:45 ? flew in from west to nearby group of trees. After 30 seconds she flew west across road and sat about 30 ft. up in a tree. Made rattling note twice. 2 minutes later she flew to tree adjacent to nest hole, hatched up and around trunk, looking at nest and trunk alternately. Still was open 1/8 inch. ? flew and perched below nest hole, seemed about to feed young when apparently frightened, flew to tree 8 ft from nest tree. Young chipped continually throughout all this. ? drums on a branch, not propped on trunk but resting on branch, 20 ft above ground. Beak now closed. Young quiet after drumming. ? drums 6 times more. Hops along branch and pecked at it. Flew across road to dead tree, worked along branch, pecking at it, looks as though feeding. White-headed woodpecker works higher in same tree. Lost sign of ?. At 11:10 ? drums in same dead tree, drums off and on until 11:30. All quiet. The nest cavity entrance is 6 1/2 ft above ground on west-facing aspect of trunk. External diameter of entrance 5x5 cm. Top rim straight in, then bevelled slightly so confluent with roof. Lower rim 3 1/2 cm. Thick, bevelled in and out so saddleshaped -> Bark is stripped from tree at for about 20" above entrance, from 8-12"