Howell, T.R. 1949 S.V. Daggetti Crowder Flat, 5200 ft., 38 mi. NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co., Calif. May 26 (cont'd) by, one tapping. 5:19 squirrel to another tree, to ground. 5:22A (which was tapping) returns to hole, preens. B taps close by - about 30 ft away. B comes closer, squawks. A leaves - B to hole, looks in- half in. 5:32 B goes above hole, down again. Suddenly flies off, then right back. 5:35 B leaves. A near, not at hole. Sun shining in top of tree, not yet on hole. A to hole, looks in - preens; half in, works. 5:48 B comes near, taps. A mostly in hole, Sun now on hole. A leaves. 5:49 B to hole, works. 5:50 B above hole, pick's at something, back to hole. Preens, (6:00) works, mostly in hole. Sun now not on hole. 6:07 A returns to hole, squawks, leaves. B continues work. I leave. 10 - 10:30 A.M. I went out to Quaking Asp Spring, which is out in a juniper flat about 10 mi. west of here. No sign of sapsuckers, not a single working. 11:30 A.M. At nest #2, Bird on nest, will not leave. I can see it vertically in the hole, but my taps and thumps are unsuccessful. I go on past #2 down the Willow creek meadow, through a fence. Here I find a fairy nest in a dead aspen - the bird has