Howell, T.R. 1949 113 S.v. daggetti Crowder Flat, 5200 ft., 38 mi. NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co., Calif. June 22 (cont'd.) - 3:14- B to nest, feeds, off to E. 3:16- A from E direct, 2 feeds, off to E. 3:20 same, but 4 feeds, then in. Now A direct from E, seems to feed, to branch, then off to SE; B out, off to E. No squiks, 3:25- A from E direct, 1 feed, to branch, whets bill, off to E. 3:26-B, same, but leaves directly. [Unless I put v.r. for what was the usual route, assume bird goes directly to nest]. 3:30 A from E., 2 feeds, off to E; 3:33-B, same, but to N. asps, then off to N. 3:37- A from E, 2 feeds, to branch, off to E. 3:38- B from E, 1 feed, to branch, to asp, off to W. 3:39-A from E, 2 feeds, in; out, off to E. No cleaning of nest. 3:41-B from E, 2 feeds, off to E. 3:44- A from E, feeds, to right of nest then in. 3:46-out, off to E, 3:47- B from E, 2 feeds, off to NW. 3:48-A from E, 1 feed, off to E. 3:51-B from W, v.r., 1 feed, off to E. 3:52-A from E, 1 feed, off to E. 3:56 A,B from E in succession. A at branch, B feeds 3 times, to E; A 1 feed, to E. 3:57-B from E, 2 feeds, in. 4:01- A from E, B out to E, A away to E. without feeding. I leave. During the warm parts of the day, at least, the parents show little tendency to go in the nest at this stage- 19 day-old young. Although A and B are, of course, terms of convenience and may not mean different birds each time, it is clear from the number of times both were seen together that both birds are participating in the feeding. At no time in this 2 hr. watch was the nest cleaned, which surprised me. I now set out to pace off the distances between the nests on this stretch of meadow. #6 is almost exactly 100 yds N. of #3. Then 100yds N. of #6, I found another nest, about 7 ft up in the usual type of asp- about