Howell, T.R. 1949 s.v. daggetti 10 Crowder Flat, 5200 ft., 38 mi NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co., Calif. May 23 (cont'd.) - screams, off to side, half in twice more - all in, 9:43. This n>d is the bird I took to be mostly nuchalis yesterday. A better look shows it to have strong daggetti colors. There is a narrow black breast band and some head striping, but most of the breast and head are heavily suffused with red. Mate is typical dggti. 10:30 At Twin Springs, a dggtti flew silently from low on a juniper by the shack to high in a big yellow pine, 12:55 Arrived at "nest" #5 (1/4 mi from Ranger Station) for 2 hr. watch. 1:00 - dggtti present, not at hole, silent. 1:08 near hole, few soft squawks. 1:30 - One bird excavates new hole, 7 ft up in a nearby aspen, 30ft from first. There are lots of fresh holes in these trees, some deep, some shallow - they may look for a rotten, soft core. 2:00 - other returns, 1st leaves. 2nd cleans out hole, no tapping. 2:15 - 1st returns, continues tapping, cleaning 2:40 - 2nd returns, squawks from both. 1st leaves. More excavating. 2:48 - 1st returns - alights above. 1st away from hole. 2:50 - squawks - neither at hole.