Howell, T.R 1949 164 S. V. daggetti Crowder Flat, 5200 ft, 38 mi NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co, Calif. July 1 (cont'd) between *3 and *6 an N, slightly >d, is present, pursued by A of *3. A above nest, tailboing; much screaming and sawking, some yelps; B on ground nearby, screaming. Now out of sight, more screams. 5:12- young at #6 are fed. 5:15- the N?d to above *6, around it to f.asp, works, to another asp, looks in hole, off to N, 5:17. 5:18 d>N, E, l, E. 5:19- d, f.asp, l, branch by nest, whets bill or picks, back to nest, l, E. Yelps from #11 area, to N. 5:20 d,E,l, to branch, E. Young head out, cheeps4 some screams. 5:22 d>N, E,f.asp, 2, young lunges 1/2 out on 2nd, E. 5:24- d,screams,E, l, E. 5:26- d, screams, E, l, screams, f. asp, screams; 5:27- to E. 5:29- tattoo from #3 area. 5:30 I leave; still quite cold; young's head in, cheeping. 6 6:58- back at *6; sun on nest tree, much warmer, young with head out, cheeps, screams. 7:00 A.M. Parent feeds, to E. 7:03-d>N,E,l,?. 7:04- d, E, l, f.asp. Then d>N, E,l,E; 7:05 d.,f.asp, l, E. 7:08- 3 fast visits and feeds by both d and d>N, to and from E and f.asp. There are at least two young in the nest, as one has distinct signs of white head-stripes while the other is almost plain sooty. 6 7:13-d>N,E,sqwk,l,E; d, W,f.asp,l,E. 7:16 d,N,f.asp, sqwkl gets winged insect, l, N; 7:17 d>N; E, *3, E. 7:19 d, N, f.asp, with winged insect, looks something like dragon fly, [illegible] screams; tattoo from N, d screams on wing, to nest, l, f.asp. 7:21-d>N,E,l,f.asp. 7:22- to NW. 7:24- d,N,sqwk,l branch, asp by nest, E. 7:27-bird,E,l,E. 7:29-d, E, f asp, l, E. 7:31- bird, E, l, N. 7:34- d, N, asp 10 yds W of nest, taps upside-down, f.asp. 7:35- d>N,E,l, f.asp. No sqwks, both there. 7:38 d,f.asp, l, f.asp, l,N. 7:41-d,E,l,f.asp,E; now d>N, same, still at f.asp. 7:43-E. 7:43.5 d>N,E,2,N. 7:44- d,E,l,E. 7:46-d,E,l,f.asp.