Howell, T.R. 1949 S. v. daggetti Crowder Flat. 5200 ft., 38 mi. NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co. Calif. June 22 (cont'd.) 10 in in diameter, living, with several other holes in it. I was attracted to it by the now-familiar cries of sapsucker young of over 10 days old. A bird came up and screamed at me - it was a d. with food. I went on so as not to disturb them unduly or attract predators. This is nest #11; how I missed it until now I don't know. I remember tapping on that tree and getting no response about 2 wks ago, when the eggs were unhatched, I guess. I continued to pace off toward #8. This nest, by the way, is too difficult to watch for any length of time as the only place it can be clearly seen is so close that the parent birds are obviously distressed. #8 is about 400 yds N. of the new #11; possibly there are one or two nests between, as there are some suitable asp, but I heard no more young on this rapid jaunt. The meadow clears of trees a bit, and it is about 350 yds to #1. As I passed I heard the young and saw a parent feed them in the nest. I went on and came out to the asps on the SW edge of the meadow about 100 yds SW of the ranger station. Here I heard young again, and located a nest, #12, in a big dead pine a few yards west of the aspens. A typical daggetti fed, then went in. This tree is about 45 ft. high, broken off sharply at the top, and dead. Like #10, however, the bark is still on it. A couple of feet down from the top is the nest; there are several other holes around it. The nest faces N. The nests are easy to find now that the young are so noisy. I can now draw a fair map of the nests in the area.