Howell, T.R. 1949 S. v. daggetti Crowder Flat, 5200 ft., 38 mii. NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co., Calif. June 21 (cont'd.) - 5:15- B to nest cwr. in, out to branch, 5:16- A comes up, alights opposite B. Loud squuks. B to asp, A to nest, in, out, to asp, squuks, B leaves, A to this side, tattoos loudly once. 5:21- A to nest direct, in, out to asp, off, all to this side. It is full daylight, and the sun is shining in the meadow when not obscured by a cloud. I leave. The young in this nest #3 are 18 days old today, but apparently one parent still roosts in the nest. It seems that feeding commences at the usual rate as soon as the birds come off the roost. Noise does not show any effect of activating them, as a House Wren was singing loud and long right outside the nest from at least 3:47 A.M. on. 7:55- at #10 - 7:56- A out, cleans nest to same big pine 20 yds off as yesterday. 8:02- B to nest from adjacent pine 5 yds away, in. (That pine will be capitalized hereafter). 8:09- A to nest direct, squuks, B out, A in. The birds seem to arrive and leave to the N. towards the meadow; the nest faces NE. 8:20- B, to nest from S, surprising me; squuks, to right of nest as A out to N, B in. 8:25- A to nest from meadow, squuks, to left as B out to meadow side, A in. 8:27- tapping within nest. 8:31- B to Pine, to nest; squuks; to right as A out to N, B in. 8:35- tattoos from meadow - possibly on fence posts. 8:42- A to nest from N, squuks, to right as B out, A flies out after B short way, back to nest, looks in, in. As with the other nests, there are flies around this one, and the parents bring food each time. 8:48- White-breasted Nuthatch scrambles by about 18 in. from nest, calling. B looks out, back in. 8:53- 5 yelps, then tattoo from meadow. 8:54- A to Pine, faint squuk, to nest, squuks,