Howell, T.R 1949 S. v. daggetti Crowder Flat, 5200ft, 38mi. NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co, Calif. June 20 (cont'd) 1:39- A to nest, squks, B out, a looks in, in. 2:01- B out, to big pine 5yds away, down towards meadow. There may have been activity in between. this is a hard nest to watch, silhouetted against a white sky. 2:03- tattoo from meadow. 2:07- A to left of nest, to nest, in. 2:10- B to nest from big pine, seems to have a lepidopteran; squks; A out, B in. 2:13- B out with debris to big pine 20 yds away. 2:17- A to big pine 5yds away; 2:18- A to nest, in. 2:23- B to nest by same route, squks, aside as A out, A B looks in, in. 2:29- screams from M. mahogany thicket below nest on edge of meadow. 2:37 I leave- the sun is right behind the nest from the only good view of it. As in the case of nest #3, I am using A and B to refer to what may be alternate birds or the same one coming back and leaving several times in succession. 7:05 P.M.-sky mostly clear, at nest # 3. 7:06- A to nest v.r, screaming. Several looks in, feeds, away to this side. 7:08- B to asp 6ft off, screams, to nest direct, looks in, feeds, to this side. Young are cheeping loudly. 7:12-Same- then to asp 6ft off; has dragon fly; to nest v.r, looks in + feeds or tries to; to branch by nest, back to nest, feeds, away to this side. 7:13- B to nest direct, in, out, away to this side. 7:15- A to nest direct from this side, B to asp 6ft off, from this side. A in; B to nest, squks, A out, B in, out to branch, away to this side also. 7:19- A to asp, to nest, feeds twice, off to this side, from where it came. 7:21- B direct to nest from this side, almost all in, out off.