Howell, T.R. 1949 S.v. daggetti Crowder Flat, 5200 ft., 38 mi. NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co., Calif. June 20 (cont'd). 9:50 - bird to nest, in, out, away. 9:51 nxd to nest, in, out, off to NE. 9:54 - nxd to nest from W, [looks in], in, out, off to NE. 9:56 nxd to nest from NE, looks in, in, out, off to NE. 9:58 - d. to nest from W., in, out, off to W - now nxd, same. 10:02 - d. to nest from W, in, about 30 sec., out, off to NE. 10:04 - nxd to nest from W, in, out, off to NE. 10:05 - same. 10:06 - [illegible] same, but d. 10:08 same, then same with nxd. one sqwk as d. left. 10:14 d. to nest from W, in, out, off to W. 10:15 - same, but nxd. 10:19 nxd to near nest from N. - d. to nest from W - sqwk - d. in, out; nxd to nest, in with dragon fly, out, off to NE. 10:21 - nxd to nest from W, in, d. to nest nxd out, off to W, d. in. 10:23 - d. out, off to W. 10:24 - nxd to nest from W, in, out, off to W. At this point I went up to the nest to look in at the young, which are about 17 days old. As far as I could tell with the mirror, they have full juvenal plumage -- sooty on the head and breast, and mottled black and white remiges and rectrices. Their eyes are fully open. These should be ready to leave the nest before many more days. 11:30 - At last I found the nest of the squirrckers that are so often by the ranger station. It is about 40-50 ft up in a half-dead yellow pine which has numerous other holes in it. The birds are both daggetti but show some signs of nuchalis head striping. The pine is right across the meadow from the ranger station. This nest is, then, #10; possibly the pair is the same that I saw originally as excavating nest #4. 1:30 - at #10 - 1:34 A. to nest, sqwks, in with food, out, away. 1:38 - B to left d of nest, with food, picks at bark, to nest, goes in.