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Howell, T.R.
1949
s.v. daggetti
6
Twin Spring, _______ ft., 38mi NNW of Alturas,
Modoc Co., Calif.
May 22 (cont'd.) 2:40 P.M. Returned to nest
#2. The typical daggetti (♂?) was in
the hole. It looked out, then flew
out a few feet away and scolded
me. I looked in with mirror and flash-
light and saw three eggs, which is
I believe, possibly a full clutch. I left
immediately. About 100yds away I
heard a Saps. scream and looked up
to see one high up in a big yellow
pine stub. It moved from branch to
branch and then flew out of sight.
The background was poor but the bird
showed a lot of white spotting; possibly
it was the mate of the nest #2 bird,
which shows strong nuchalis color
trends.
At 3:45 P.M. I went to nest #1,
which is about 5 ft up in a dead
aspen. A bird flushed from the
hole, and it was one I had not
seen before—# nuchalis with
tendencies toward daggetti. The other,
the one I had seen, is daggetti with
fairly well-marked nuchalis tendencies.
I could not find any eggs after a
diligent search with the mirror, and
I am fairly sure I saw the bottom.