Howell, TiR. 1949 S.v. daggetti 14 crowder Flat, 5200 ft., 38mi. NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co., Calif. May 24, (cont'd) the mirror more carefully this time and saw 3 eggs in the nest; this was suggested, of course, by the fact that the birds changed places regularly. I left immediately so as not to disturb the birds further About 1/4 of a mile down towards nest #3, or most of the way to no. 3, I heard a saps. scream and saw a daggetti alight low in a yellow pine. As I watched it, it flew from tree to tree in the area, squawking a few times, and finally flew to a hole in an aspen about 4 ft off the ground. After a few minutes of nervous bobbing of its head it finally went in the hole. I walked out of sight to give the bird a few minutes to calm down, and came over to the hole at 3:00 RM. There were lots of fresh chips on the ground below it, so it must be freshly ex- cavated. As is usual, there are several other holes in the same tree, of varying age. [illegible] I tapped on the tree to flush the bird, but nothing happened. I looked in with the mirror and there was