Howell, T.R. 1949 S. v. daggethi 59 Crowder Flat, 5200 ft., 38 mi. NNW of Alturas, Modoc co. Calif. June 8 (cont'd.) nest, climb to it and look in. D>n. remains close, sqwking. Inside, and I could see almost all the bottom,- are 2 naked young and six eggs, one of them cracked around the center, possibly hatching. There was another part of the nest to the side into which I could not see. At 2:25, N. came to the nest, sqwks - a bird out, n. in. At 2:29 there was another fast exchange, with sqwks. Apparently my interruption was not permanently disturbing. 2:32-D>n to nest, sqwks, looks in a few times, goes in. 2:33 D>n. out to asp a few feet away, preens. 2:38 - D>n. back to nest, sqwks, many looks in, finally squeezes in. Out comes n. half way, long pause, all out, stays by nest, then squeeze back in. 2:39 - D. to nest, one of others out, across meadow. D. looks in, sqwks, goes in. Then d. out again, returns to nest, many looks in, goes in. 2:41 D. out, to dead asp, away. 2 screams heard across meadow. 2:43 - D. to nest again- sqwks - d>n out, d. in. 2:55- Harry to nest tree well above nest, taps 2:59- D>n. to asp 5 ft away, taps. Now to nest, 'sqwks - d. out, d>n. looks in twice, then goes in 3:00, I caught a glimpse of a saps. chasing another bird by the nest- which bird I can't say. 3:03-N. to nest from across meadow-sqwks-looks