Howell, T.R. 1949 S.u.daggetti Crowder Flat, 5200ft., 38mi. NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co., Calif. May 26 (cont'd) mate returns, alights opposite other bird. Both squawk. I get up and go to the nest, both fly off. It has 5 eggs in it. I leave at once. with regard to the squirrel incident at nest #5, it seemed to me at the time that the birds were so un- concerned that it may have been an act - of course this is speculation, but I want to record the impression. I am very pleased to find a mixed pair - typical daggetti and typical nuchalis The hairy's are nesting only about 30yds away, and they do not seem to pay any attention to each other. 4:05 P.M. Arrived at nest #1. At 4:12, just as the sun shone into the hole, the n > d bird flew out into a nearby pine and screamed several times. I did not see or hear the other bird. There are 5 eggs in the nest - there may have been 5 before- this is a hard one to see in. I left at 4:15. 4:30- Another nest, #8 - 7 ft up in a aspen, between 1 and 6. Bird flushed as I poked around - daggetti, with a faint touch of n. head striping. 4:35 - Bird returned to nest 4:42 Bird looks out. 4:49 - Bird again looks out,