Howell, J.R. 1949 S.v. daggetti 40 Crowder Flat, 5200 ft., 38 mi. NNW of Alturas Modoc Co., Calif. June 5 (cont'd.) at nest - a bird flies across meadow - d? - sqwks - 6 or 7 attempts, d>n squeeze in - then out it comes again, perches x-wise on branch - to asp close by - taps. Flies out in small semi-circle, back within 10 yds of nest. Taps. 9:16 - d>n back to nest - sqwk. - several attempts, gets in. Sqwks. Now n. comes out, goes to dead asp. 9:20 N. flies to thicket along creek. lots of sqwks - 2 saps in thicket - n. seems to pursue the other (or follow). One bird flies out across meadow. 9:26-sqwks- 2 saps. in thicket again. one of these is n. hopping about perching x-wise. 9:32 d. to side of nest, sqwks - d>n. out. Then N. to nest tree 3 ft below nest, d, in. d>n flies away at least 200 yds. 9:34 N. to nest,-sqwks.- squeezes almost all in (after several attempts), backs out. Sqwks. d. out, n. in. 9:35 - D. below nest, hitches up to it. Silent. d. squeezes in. N. must have slipped out - now I see him fly to creek thicket. 9:49 - #(?) to nest, in. silent. Couldn't have been - 9:50 - n. from thicket to dead asp, taps vigorously. N. to nest.-sqwks- d. out, to pine 40 yds away nest side of meadow. N. in. 9:52 - scream from d, now in thicket. D>n to usual pine