Howell, T.R. 1949 97 S.v. daggetti Crowder Flat, 5200ft., 38mi. N.W.of Alturas, Modoc Co., Calif. June 20 (cont'd.) rocky plateaus with juniper, pine, and mountain mahogany trees and sage brush and a little manzanita. Along the creek are clumps of willows. The sapsuckers almost always fly off either to the east or south, taken broadly. I do not recall seeing one go off to the northwest, where there are many aspens but not other nests that I could find, but that is the only direction they do not seem to utilize. At some time d:n must have come off the nest, probably last night unnoticed by me in the dust. At any rate, d. seems to have spent the night in the nest. I did not hear sounds from the young until 4:39 A.M.; they were noisy at the next visit, then quieted down again. 8:25 A.M.-At #1- I met n>d about 50 yds away picking insects out of a little pine on my way to the nest. 8:28-d. to nest from W., in, out to E. 8:29-n>d to nest,from E. in, out, off to W. 8:33- n>d to nest from W., in out, off to W. 8:34- d to nest from W., in, cleans nest to asp 20 yds away - not usual. Now n>d to nest, in, out, to asp 10yds off. D. flies past him to S. 8:38' d.to nest from W., in, cleans nest to same tree as just before; now n>d to nest from E, in, out, off to N. The young can be heard all the time, but are loudest when a parent enters or leaves. 8:42- d.to nest,in, cleans nest to same tree, off to W. 8:45-n>d, then d. to nest at same time from opp. directions; squks, n>d in, d. to another free; n>d out, d. to nest in, cleans nest to a big pine 15yds off.