Howell, T.R. 1949 108 s.v. daggetti Cowder Flat, 5200 ft., 38 mi. NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co., Calif. June 21 (cont'd.) out in open meadows. No stars visible. I leave, 8:10. I am almost certain that n> d visited the nest, and I am positive it did at least half the time. could d, not too "pure" a d., have become worn to resemble n> d more closely? I think not. If both had been feeding, I probably would have seen both at once as always before. The young in #1 are about 18 days old; it seems that a parent does not roost on the nest at this stage. N> d went in, then came out, and d. was not seen in the evening. Noteworthy at #7 was the fact that there was little remaining in the nest by any of the parents; it was mostly feed and leave, or go in, then come right out. When I write "feed," by the way, I mean the bird gets his head in the nest—it may be looking or pushing young aside, but I can't write down all the probabilities on the spot. When I say "look," that means the head is ducked or bobbed in and out at a rate that seems too fast for feeding. June 22 - 3:50 at #1—much too dark by nest to see. Moon still bright. 4:11-4 harsh screams from saps, 5 yds to E of nest; bird then to nest, several looks or feeds, in, looks out, back in, then out to asp 5 yds off. More screams. I thought I heard the young, and if so they are silent again. It is about as light as at 8:05 last night—too dark to tell which parent it was. 4:18-n> d looks in, back to 5yds off. screams. A bird comes from near nest tree, off to W. 4:21. Tattoos from W, about 30-40 yds away. Sun not yet up.