Howell, T. R. 1949 Twin Spring, ____ ft., 38 mi. NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co., Calif. May 22. Awoke at 4:00 A.M when it was already getting light. I could hear Robins and Solitary Vireos singing, but did not distinguish others. Went down to S'sucker (or Saps) nest #2, arrived by 5:30 AM. Skies mostly clear, a few clouds in the east. (see sp. account for saps.) Deer were [illegible] around, as always. Chickadees + Juncos sang. Green-tailed Towhees were mewing back and forth in the Sage. Flickers and Steller Jays called. A pair of Red-tailed Hawks have a nest high in a yellow pine near Saps. nest #2, and they (or rather, usually one) circle over me and scream constantly. At 5:50 the first sunlight came from behind the clouds. I walked up in the yellow-pine-manzanita area up above the willow creek meadow. A Western Tanager was singing, as were Black-throated Gray + Audubon Warblers. A small Empidonax is also around, calling. Saw a Pygmy Nuthatch. Juncos and Chickadees abundant, as are chipmunks, golden-mantled ground Squirrels, and Chickarees. I found another pair of typical daggetti, in aspens, with a pr. of [illegible] Chestnut-