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Howell, T.R.
1949
S. v. daggetti
Crowder Flat, 5200 ft., 38 mi. NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co., Calif.
June 26 (cont'd). At 6:00 P.M. I went over to nest #5 and vicinity,
but there was no sign of sapsuckers. This one was abandoned
before egg-laying.
6:30 P.M. At #1 - young noisy, head out; 6:32 - bird from N, feeds,
to SW. 6:33- from W, I feed, to W. 6:35- from W, I feed, to N asps
6:37- same, to W 6:39- from W, I feed, to W. Young lunge. Head out
again. 6:41- to nest, I feed, to N. asps, to S. asps, not in sight:
6:44- from W, I feed, to W. 6:48- same, but to N asps, then W. 6:50-
same, but to NE, 6:52- same, but 2 feeds. 6:54- from W, I feed, to W.
6:56- same. 6:58- from W, I feed, to N asps, to S., veers W. 7:00- same.
7:01.5- from W, I feed, to W. 7:03.5- same, but to NE. 7:06- from NE,
I feed, to W. 7:07- from W, I feed, to N. asps, to E. 7:09- head part
out.- from W, I feed, to W. 7:11 from W, to N asps, to NE. Young
very loud. 7:12- same. 7:14- from W, I feed, to W. 7:18- from W,
I feed, to N. asps, to asp 10 ft S., flutters in foliage, to pine
15 yds SW; now not in sight. 7:21- same as 7:14. 7:22- from W,
I feed, to asp 20 yds N. 7:25- same as 7:14. 7:27.5- from W, I feed
to N. asps. 7:30 from E, I feed, to W. 7:32- from W, I feed, to N asp,
to SW. 7:35- same, but to ?. Light is now fading slightly;
birds begin evening song. 7:37- same as 7:14. 7:39- cries of
young much fainter - briefly loud at 7:40- from E, I feed, to W.
Now cries cease, except for some faint ones starting up
from time to time. 7:50- dusk- from W, I feed to W. Burst of
cries, then silent. 8:00- pretty dark by nest - all quiet
but a few Robins and the Nighthawks. 8:16- dark by
nest; I leave. I am sure n x d or any other adult is
not on the nest.
June 27 - 8:03 A.M.- at #3 - young fairly noisy. 8:04 A from E, I
feed, to branch, screams to asp, more screams, picks, to
small pine 10 ft from me, screams at me, then to E.