Field notes, v1364
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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