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Howell, T., R.
1949
S.v. daggetti
82
Crowder Flat, 5200 ft., 38 mi. NNW of Alturas,
Modoc Co., Calif.
June 13, (cont'd.) 10:18- bird was in, out, off to W. 10:20-
d. to nest from N., in, out with debris to half way tree,
flycatches. 10:21 n>d to nest from W., in, out, off to NW.
D. back to nest, in, out, flycatches. 10:26- d. to nest,
followed immediately by n>d. squuts. D. remains aside,
n>d to nest, in, out, off to W.; now d. to nest, in.
D. always remains in longer than n>d, presumably
carrying on nest sanitation, which n>d has not yet
been observed. 10:29- d. out, off to W. 10:32 n>d. to nest
from W., in, looks out draws back, out, off to N. 10:35 n>d
to nest from W., in, out, off to N. 10:37- n>d to nest from W., in,out,
off to N. 10:38- Exact repeat on n>d. 10:41- d. to nest from W,
in, out with big hunk of debris to usual tree. Then n>d.
to nest from W., in, out, off to N. 10:43 d. around flycatching
from fence post to fence post. 10:45- d (I think) to nest from W.,
in, out, off to N. 10:45.5- d. (for sure) to nest from W., in, out
with debris to usual tree. 10:47- n>d to nest from W., in, out,
off to N. 10:50- exact repeat, n>d 10:51- same, but off to W.
10:54- d to nest from W., in, out with debris to half-way tree.
Flycatches around fence, which is about 10 yds to N. 10:56
n>d to nest from W., in; d. off to W.; n>d out, to N. 10:57
d. to nest, in, out with debris to half-way tree, flycatches.
11:00- n>d to nest from W., looks in, out, off to N. 11:02-
repeat, but no look in. 11:03- adult Goshawk flies by. 11:05
Bird to nest from N., in, out to N. 11:07- n>d to nest from
NW, in, out to N. I go to the nest and look in at
the young, which are about 10 days old. Their eyes are
not yet open, but unopened pinfeathers are showing on
all the tracks that I could see.
At about 9:30, on my way to #1, I passed a