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Howell, T,R
1949
S.v. daggetti
Crowder Flat 5200ft, 38mi. NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co., Calif.
June 29 (cont'd.) - 10:41-at #6- young cheeping noisily; 10:43-d. to
nest, feeds, to E. Heads in + out. 10:47-bird to nest, I feed,
to f.asp, feeds or gothers; away. 10:50-bird to nest, I feed,
to E - fast. 10:53 dsn from E, I feed to E. 10:55-d.sn to
6 f.asp, picks; d. to nest, feeds to f.asp by dsn - squiks-
dsn to nest, feeds, to E; to nest again, feeds, to f.asp,
to E, 10:57. I leave.
At about 11:15, at Twin spring, I heard young sops
and located a nest about 50 ft up in the dead top
of a big pine, most of which was in needles and
bearing cones. A daggetti came up and fed-the
young sound about 15-20 days old, maybe more. The
parent had been at a well-worked mt. mahogany
about 75-100yds away. This is #14, right at
Twin Spring.
3:59 P.M.-at #3. At least one young in nest, cheeping,
head in. 4:00-A from E, I feed, branch, S. Head out now,
silent. 4:04- A to nest, I feed, to branch, sees me, comes over
screaming. 4:05- B to nest, feeds, to branch, to asp; to nest
again, feeds, to ap, to E. Now young's head out screams.
Scream from parent and loud taps, from 50 yds E. 4:13-A to
nest, I feed, to branch, screams, to asp, away. Now yelps and
adult screams from W. side. 4:19- A,B both to asp, to
branch and nest from NE; A to nest lst, feeds, to E,
B same.. 4:21- A from E, I, to branch, x-wise, to SW.
4:24-B from E, I feed, branch, N. asp, taps. Yelps from
W. 4:27-A from SW, to asp, to nest, I feed, to branch,
to E. 4:30-I leave. On the way I went to the mt.
mahogany clump which this pair seems to have
used often for feeding. A was there and