Howell, T.R. 1949 S.v.daggetti Crowder Flat 5200 ft. 38mi. NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co., Calif. June 23 (cont'd.) - 11:47 at #8 - d. near nest, in same tree, leaves at my approach. 11:50 - d>n to nest, feeds, off. 11:54 - d. to nest; 2 feeds, to small asp 10 yds away, sits, off to S. 12:00 d. to nest again, 2 feeds, to big pine near me, 20yds away, looks at me curiously. 12:02 d>n to nest, 2 feeds, to another pine above me. Now d. to nest again, feeds, d>n screams several times, d. away from nest, over towards d>n. I leave. I am afraid this bold nest defense will attract predators. The young in #8 are about 18 days old, typically noisy. 12:13- at #6 - d. to nest, in, wren hits at disappearing tail. d. out with debris, to usual pine, then to asp, by it, feeds on sap; 12:14 - d>n to nest, 2 feeds, away. Young noisy 12:16 d from E, 2 feeds, to same asp, seems to eat sap, picks at holes in bark. 12:19 - d>n from E, 1 feed, off to E. Now d>n to "feeding asp" for a moment, eats sap, or seems to, then off to W. 12:24 - d>n at feeding asp, has insects in beak, may be getting more; then to E. 12:25 d>n from E, 1 feed, off to E. 12:28 - d. from E, flies by with squks to feeding asp; d>n up right behind d. D. picks a moment, then to nest, in slowly - wren hits at tail - out, off to E. 12:30 d. from E, 1 feed, in, cleans nest, then to feeding asp, picks at holes, off to W, back to asp, , to E; squks; 12:33 d>n to right opposite nest, 2 screams around to nest scream, looks or feeds several times, in, out, to E. D. from E, in, cleans nest. 12:35 - d. from E, in, cleans nest again. I now go up and look in - the young fit the description of those in #1 on the 20th. They look well-fledged, eyes wide open, pale around the gape of the bill. These are 18 days old. It seems