Howell, T.R. 1949 S.V. daggetti 79 Crowder Flat, 5200 ft., 38 mi. NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co., Calif. June 12 (cont'd.) u,r, in, out, away. 7:16- B to nest direct; in, out to asps 15yds away. 7:18 - A direct to nest, in, out, away this side of meadow. 7:19 - A back to nest u,r, in. 7:20, out across meadow. 7:25-B to asp 6 ft away, feeds, to branch by nest; A arrives direct to nest, sqwks, in. B away to this side of meadow, tattoos. A out to branch by nest, away across meadow. B continues tattoos. 7:30 - A to [illegible] asp 6 ft from nest, to nest, 2 screams, 2 looks in, in, out to asp 6ft away. B to nest direct, sqwks, in, out with feces to s.d.a. A to nest, in, out with feces to sda. One or both birds away, 7:33. 7:34- It was one away, one in. B out with feces to sda, then away up meadow, past #6. 7:36 - both to branch by nest simultaneously, sqwks, A A to nest, in; B to asp 6 ft away; A out with feces to s.d.a, B direct to nest, in. A away across meadow. Both arrived from different directions at 7:36. 7:42 - A to nest u,r, sqwks, B out; A in. B away to asp 6ft off, then away this side of meadow. 7:55- B to branch by nest, sqwks, A looks out sqwks, comes out. B to nest, in, out to asp 6ft away, back to nest, in, out below nest, to tinypine at base of nest tree, preens, 8:00AM. Tattoo in distance. B flycatches, feeds around bases of asps 15 yds off. Back to asp 6 ft away. feeds, to nest direct 8:02, in, out, back to asp 6 ft away, feeds away this side of meadow. 8:03-A to nest u,r, in, out to branch by nest; B to branch with sqwk, A to asp 6ft off, B to nest, in, out. A away this side of meadow. 8:07-A to to below nest. nest direct, in, out, away. Now B to nest u,r, sqwks to nest, in, out, away. 8:15 A to nest u,r, in, out, away this side meadow, from whence A came. Frequently the birds cross the meadow without stopping at the nest.