Howell, T.R. 1949 160 S.v. daggetti Crowder Flat, 5200ft, 38mi.NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co, Calif. June 30 (cont'd.) 1:50 - at #6; young's head out, cheeps and screams; parent seems to see me, goes away from nest without feeding, screams. Young 2/3 out once. 1:55- d, 1, f. asp., squwk. 1:58- d,same, no squwk, 2:07- dn to f. asp, sqwkk, to nost, I feed, flees suddenly as wren flies at it. 2:08-same, no wren attack. Dn broke away suddenly as the young was lunging, so maybe the wren just happened at a fortunate moment at 2:07. 2:11-d,W,f.asp, I,E. 2:14- dn, E, f. asp, I, E. 2:20- I hear cries of parents and young to E. of nest - some must be out already. 2:25-another feeding from f. asp, back to it, while I am up hoping to glimpse young. 2:30- dn to f. asp; d. to nest, 1, f. asp, squwks, d. to W, d>n to E, not to nest. 2:43-d; f.asp with dragon fly; 1,f.asp, 6 faps. 2:45- d, f. asp,I, E. 2:48 dn to f. asp; d., I feed, to f. asp by dn, squwks; both work; now a juvenal bird spps (saps, of course) flies up from S,, alights with them screaming softly. Both adults drive it away viciously. It goes off about 15 yds N. Now d>n back to f. asp, then d. to f. asp; d. to nest, I feed, E; d>n still at f. asp. 2:51 the young saps. again comes to dn at f. asp, may be begging. D>n again attacks it viciously, screams and squeals; dn is on top of the young one, their heads and tails pointing oppositely. The young flies 10 yds E. Now, 3:54- back to d>n, screaming and begging; dn drives it down, it comes back up, dn drives it to the asp by f. asp, then 10yds farther N. Here it sits screaming. The young one must be from #3. 2:58-d,E,I,dodges wren, I, E. Now the young one goes to asp between f. asp and nest; dn from f.asp, drives it to a pine 40 yds N. 3:00- d,f.asp, dn to f.asp, squwks, away. d. to nest