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Howell, T.R.
1749
S. v. daggetti
69
Crowder Flat, 5200 ft., 38 mi. NNW of Alturas,
Modoc Co., Calif.
June 10 (cont'd.) several looks in, squeezes in. 7:02-
n. out, right by nest, back in again. when
n. does this, he comes out head first, hangs
on to the nest-hole rim with one foot, pivots
to his left, in a semi-circle, so that he comes
right-side-up just below the nest. 7:07- a
new bird, an n> d., comes up 15 yds away,
faps, over to nest tree, squks, looks in
holes below nest, more squks—d>n looks
out, immediately comes out and drives
the stranger away—both go out of sight.
7:09- loud squks across meadow. 7:14-
d>n must have come back in; n. to nest,
squks, to branch by nest, to nest, squks. d.
to asp 5 ft away, with beak full of food.
d. to branch by nest, squks, d to nest, n.
aside. Dzn comes out, [illegible] n. in. d.
to nest, squks, n. out slowly, something in
beak. d. in with food, n. to below nest,
eats what it had. 7:16- n. to nest, in.
Now a bird, I am not sure which, leaves
nest area. Must have been d.; 7:20, d. to
nest with food, squks, n. out to dead asp
d. in. 7:28- n. to nest, squks, d. out, n. in.
Now d>n comes from across meadow, to nest
with food, (I think), squks, n. out, d>n looks
in several times squeezes in. 7:38—d. b nest
with food, squks, several looks in, in. Now