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Itowell, T.R.
1949
Siv. daggetti
Crowder Flat 5200ft, 38 mi. NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co., Calif.
June 23 (cont'd.) that at all the nests checked today, except
#1, feeding is being carried on at a rapid rate by both
parents.
1:55 P.M. - I have found another nest, #13, about 40-50 ft up
in a big dead pine with the bark still on. The nest faces east.
It is by the road, about half way between the Twin Spring road
and Upper Place. The young were calling loudly and must be
well advanced cos I could see their bills protrude from the nest
opening. One parent is a d>n; I will find the other later this
afternoon,
2:27- At # 7. 2:29-d>n from S, in slowly, looks out,out, to NE
2:30- d. to nest, in, out, to NW (again) 2:33 n. from W, 3 feeds, lat
almost all in, backs out, off to NE, 2:34 n from NE, 2 feeds in, out
with debris to small pine 5yds off (not usual); do to nest sqwks,
in. 2:35 d>n from NE, sqwks, d. out, d>n in, out, away.
2:39- n. from S., 2 looks, in, out to NE. 2:40 d>n in, looks out,
out to NE. 2:43- d from S., 1 look, in, cleans nest to alternate
tree, off to S. 2:46 d from S., in 2:47- d. out to asp 6ft off, d>n
to branch by nest, sqwks, to nest, in, looks out, out to same asp
as d., sits, picks. 2:50- from tree to tree, flycatches; off to S.
2:52-n. from 150 yds b NE direct to nest, 2 looks, in, out as
d. from S.; d. in. 2:55-d out, to pine 6ft away. 2:57 d>n from
S., in slowly, out, to NE. 2:58-n. from S, 3 feeds, off to N. 3:01.d>n
from NE, in, 3 looks out, out. 3:02 n. from NE 3 feeds, in, then
cleans nest to alternate tree (same as d. at 2:43). 3:06-n from
S, 3 feeds, in, again cleans nest to alternate tree. 3:07 d>n
to nest, in, looks out, out, to asp 6 ft off, away. 3:09- d
from S., in, cleans nest to pine 6ft awaya not usual.