Howell, T.R 1949 S.V. daggetti 44 Crowder Flat, 5200 ft., 38 mi. NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co., Calif. June 5, [illegible] (cont'd.) hatched young, one egg which seems to be in the process of being pipped, one which looks half-pipped. My position is a bit precarious, but at least it is evident that this nest is just hatching. One of the young cries out. 3:25 P.M. - At nest #6 - at my approach a saps. looked out of the hole without pro- truding its head, and when I came closer it ducked back in. I looked in; the parent was brooding young, and I could see one naked young one and a broken egg- shell. The young were crying. All the nests I now have under observation - 5 - have young with the possible exception of #7. The hatching times seem to be very close. 3:40 P.M. Nest #3 - one bird at branch close to nest, to nest, one sqwk. Other bird out, 1st bird in, "Out" bird flies 15 yds away, then lost from sight. 3:50 - bird out, to small dead asp 15 yds away - picks, preens. 3:53 - to closer asp, 6 ft away. Mate comes flying up, to asp next to it. Mate to nest, in. Mate comes out, back to previous perch. Other goes over to nest tree below nest, then across meadow [illegible] 20 yds off. Mate to branch by nest, preens. 3:58 - away to thicket, 15 yds.