Howell, T.R. 1949 S.v. daggetti 146 Crowder Flat, 5200ft, 38mi. NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co, Calif. (cont'd) June 28 farther W., squawking. #1 hitching up to 18-20 ft, on branch of dead asp. withdrawn at nest. 9:31- #1 down 2 feet, fluttering. N2d from W, feeds #1 - W. not to nest. 9:33- head out at nest, cheeps+ screams. 9:35- W-1- to #1, over to 15yd W, big pine, squks, #1 flies over to it, dzn to farther W, more squks. 9:37- W-1- #1 flies to Nest tree, in top; n2d to the pine, yelps+ squks, to farther W., back to pine, more yelps, then 20yds onto W. Seems to be trying to draw #1 to W, perhaps where n2d gets most of the food. #1 over in the pine, picking. I am going to take a chance and go for the shotgun. Now n2d is trying to draw #1 farther W, yelping, #1 works out W branch of pine. 10:10- back at nest, young with its head out. Screams (adult) from near W, 10:13- I can heard #1 and n2d in a big pine about 40 yds W, and about 40 ft up. 10:20- #1 now about 50 ft up; n2d attentive - from W to #1, again, #1 screams, n2d squks+ yelps. - 10:21- same. 10:25- same. 10:30- W-1- fly catches to S- to W. 10:35- W-1-N asp, N. Young then 2/3 out, pulls back- 10:32- squks -N-1- N.asp- E. 10:33- in W., with food.- 2 yelps- #1 screams- n2d to farther W. 10:35- yelps- feeds #1, I guess - branches obscure view. 10:36- to #1 again. 10:38- W-1-W. 10:40- same, yelps on passing #1's tree. 10:44- W-1-W. 10:47.5 - E-1-E. 10:48.5. E-1-W. 10:50-W-1-W. 10:52.5- E-1-W. 10:54.5-W-1-E yelps, 10:55- E-1-E - young lunges 2/3 out. 10:56 to W, attends to #1 in same place. #1 screams. 10:57- from E-1-W. Young gets 1/2 out several times, pulls back. 11:00- same. 11:04- W-1-W. 11:08- to nest-1-E; to Nasps, squks; E-1- W. 11:12- I can hear #1 screamings- n2d also, same place - n2d yelps. Nest young scream too. - 11:15- now silent - more