Field notes, v1364
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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.