Field Notes Doug Bell Phelps Ranch, Humboldt Co., Calif. March 26, 1988 - cont earlier? The male appears to have a crop. ♀ too, but less filled. To recap: first bird seen from truck at snag (A), its ♂. It wailed intermittently, moved to snag (B), then went into pothole (C). Was wailing from pothole, moving around quite a bit for first 5-7 minutes. Then was out of site right in pothole for another 7 minutes. Female appeared on snag, (C). Male came out of hole, copulated. Then both on snag for 10 min. 9:10: Male gone from snag, where to? ♀ still on snag. She is definitely "dirtier" in breast-feather, more brown than ♂. ♂ looks like little general. Did ♂ leave to hunt? No sign of him. 9:25 - ♂ appeared from off to the right, flew up to ♀, copulated. Both birds now on snag (A). 9:45 - ♂ powered off towards me, then over to SW; flew back to snag in a minute. Wailed a few times. ♀ still sitting on snag (C). Has not moved much. The ♂ is really beautiful - yellow-orange core a feet - very deep colors. Clean white breast; deep blueish-blackish cap and collar. The female's feet are more faded yellow. Her shoulder cock are more dusky grayish; Her st. flanks, about where [illegible] former typically attaches to body, has a couple thick spots - minim. feathers? 10:15 ♂ wabbled, flew off snag (A), to east. Few seconds later spotted soaring about rock face - made several long wide turns across face of rock, circled,