Howell, T.R. 1949 128 S.v. daggetti Crowder Flat, 5200 ft., 38 mi. NNW of Alturas Modoc Co. Calif. June 26- 3:35 A.M. at #12, 4:10-tapping, faint cries of young, ceasing immediately. 4:12-more brief cries-4:13 more. I see a saps. fly from near nest tree, several screams, then a tattoo (answering?) from 30 yds NE of nest. 4:15- another scream, then bird to nest from W; I feed, screams, ? off to E. The young begin crying again, not too loudly but more steadily. 4:22-12 screams from pine 5yds E of nest; bird squaks then to pine 15 yds N; another up to first pine. 1st bird tattoos loudly-young begin louder cries. Then 1st squawks bird off to W; another to its place; several loud tattoos- about 5-by 4:25. Young now fully awake, crying. 4:28-d. from pine 20yds E to nest, I look or feed, to right, back in; out with feces to "tattooing" pine or one next to it. 4:30 screams; bird from this pine to one 30 yds SW of nest, then out of my sight. More screams, from NW. 4:32-distant tattoo from W; now d. to nest from W, 5 feeds, 3 screams, off to near W, few more screams. 4:34-another distant tattoo. 4:36-d. to pine 5 yds E, to nest, squk, feeds, to right, d:n to nest, squk, d. off, d:n feeds - big hunk of insects-then away. 4:38 d:n back to broken top above nest, hitches about, then off at least 100yds to S. 4:40 A.M.- 1st sun in treetops, not on nest. 4:42-d. at nest, feeding. Seems to notice me 20yds away, screams, glides down to about 10 yds away, gives numerous screams, taps on pine branch, preens. 4:46-sun now on nest, at an angle, of course, as nest faces N. D. still close screaming, away at 4:48. Now d. to nest, feeds once, to left, then in, cleans nest. 4:52-d:n to above nest, then to pine E of nest, chases a saps; then to nest, feeds once, to above nest, away? Then d (?!) from pine to E, squks, feeds, then away. 4:57-d. from SE, I feed, to left, in, cleans nest. 4:58-distant tattoo again.