Howell, T.R. 1949 Siv daggetti Crowder Flat, 5200 ft., 38 mi. NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co., Calif. June 23 (cont'd.) 3:11 d. to thicket. 3:13 - n. from S, 3 looks, in, cleans nest to another pine 7 yds off; d'n to nest, squks, in, looks out, out, to asp 6ft off. 3:14 d'n to NE, n. to NW. 3:17 -n. from S, 2 looks, in; 3:18-d. from S,, looks in, n. out silent, d. aside as no out, d. in, cleans nest. 3:22 -d'n from NE, in, looks out, back in, out to below nest, picks, to nest, I feed, off to S. 3:23 n from S. I look, in, out very slowly, to asp 6ft off, to thicket. 3:26 d. from S, in, cleans nest. Now d'n from NE, in, out to near d. (after looking out), squks. 3:31 d'n from S, in, out, to NW; d. from NE, in. 3:33 - n. from NE, squks, d. away to NE, n. 3 feeds off to NW. 3:35 - I climbed to the nest and looked in with mirror and flashlight. This is a limited-vision method, of course, but I could see 2 young at once; their eyes were half open and their pinfeathers were beginning to break open and fluff out. These young are about 15 days old. 4:06 - at #3- 4:09-A from E, I feed, flycatches, off to E, back, one feed, off to S. 4:12 B from W, u.r., 2 feeds, to NW. 4:17 - A from E direct, feed twice, off to E, followed immediately by B from W; I feed, to E. In both cases I could see the bills of young protruding from the nest hole, and there is a beating noise as though they are flapping. Their cries are clearly audible 50 yds away. 4:20-A from E direct, I feed, to asp, off to E. 4:23-B from W direct, I feed, off, A right to nest as B leaves, squk, I feed, off to W. 4:31- B from E direct, I feed, to branch, off to E. 4:32-same. I leave. 5:00 P.M. -at #13. First one bird came to the nest, screamed fed the young, hopped about in the dead branches. Then the other parent came up, also screaming and fed. They