Howell, T.R. 1949 S.v. daggetti 156 Crowder Flat, 5200ft, 38mi. NWW of Alturas Modoc Co, Calif. June 29 (cont'd) screamed at me, but there were no young in this clump. Then about 30 yds above and W. of #6, I saw a dsn working up and down a little pine just as I saw a nuchalis do this morning. Then it went to a well-drilled mt. mahogany and either drank sap or gathered insects. There were ants and other insects in both trees. 3 4:45 P.M.- at #11- young cheeping loudly, no heads out. 4:47 Parent feeds, then over to pine 30 yds E, taps, preens. 4:50 -to farther E. 4:51, 4:52 - parent feeds, then to SE, to NE. 4:52.5 same as #51. Between 4:53 and 5:00 P.M. the young had 9-10 visits, both parents participating about equally. Except for a parting lunge, the young keep their heads in during this brief watch. Parents come and go to and from any direction, mostly E. 5:03 - feeding rate maintained while I write- at least 4 feeds in 3 min, both birds active. 11 5:15-at #14-young cheeping. 5:20-dsn from NE, I feed look away. Young silent, then cheeping again. 5:22 yelp from W. 5:23-dsn feeds again, down, by way of several pines, to mt. mahogany 100 yds away. Here the bird gathers a bill-full of insects, back to nest 5:29, feeds, down again. I see no heads out; 5:30, I leave. 14 TRH #s 380-82, from #1; 383, probably from #1; 384-5, from #8. 3 June 30 - 7:45 A.M.-at #3- screams from the mt. mahog. to E; one parent around nest and N. asps screams. No sound from nest, no young visible. 14 [At 7:35- #14, at Twin Spring - a glance showed a young bird's head poking out: very noisy.