Howell, T.R. 1949 S.V. Daggetti 70 Crowder Flat, 5200 ft., 38 mi. NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co., Calif. June 10 (cont'd.) out again, back, squks, in. Now n. to nest with food, sqnks, d. out, n. squeezes in. D. back, squks, n. out with something (feces?) in beak, to asp 10 yds away, whets bill. D. in and out several more times, some squks, back in, I think, at 7:38, 7:40 - n. from thicket by creek to below nest with food, sqwks, to asp 5 yds away, back to nest, sqwks, a bird comes out, n. goes in. 7:48 - n. out, to dead asp, taps, across meadow. 7:51 - squks from across meadow; 7:52 d. below nest, .taps. 7:54 -d. to nest, sqwks, d>n out, d. in, with food. Once again I hear tapping that seems to come from within the nest hole, 7:58 - d>n to nest with food; sqwks, d. out, d>n in. As is usual this morning, it is several seconds before the entering bird's tail disappears from sight. 8:01- n. to branch by nest, with food, to nest, sqwks, several looks in, in. 8:09 - n. out, to dead asp. preens. 8:11 - d. to nest with food; sqwks, d>n. out, d. in. N. goes to creek thicket. 8:15 - d>n to nest, sqwks, d. out with feces to pine 12 yds away. D>n in., d. away across meadow. 8:21 - n. to branch by nest, to nest with food; sqwks, d>n out, n. in slowly. 8:22 - d>n to nest, sqwks, n, out, d>n in. 8:24- d>n out with feces to pine 12 yds away. 8:26- I see a sqps feeding in small pines across meadow 60-75 yds away.