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Howell, T.R.
1949
S.v. daggetti
165
Crowder Flat, 5200ft, 38mi NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co., Calif.
July 1 (cont'd.) 7:50 - bird, E, I, N. 7:51 same. 7:53-d, E, f asp, l, E. - squks.
7:54- dzn, E, 3, N-screams. 7:55- d, asp by f. asp, l, big, long legged, winged
insect, E. 7:59-d, N, same - young can't hold the insect - crane fly? -
d. to f. asp. 8:02 d, E, 2 more crane flies? - young takes, then re-
jects them; d, f.asp; to nest, 3, N. 8:05- d, N, l, f.asp. 8:08 -
same as 7:50. 8:10-same; a young "d." is 1/2-outing; before,
it was a "dzn" - with white post-ocular-stripe. 8:12-d, E, l, f asp
8:17-bird, SE, l, SE - very fast. 8:18 dzn, E, squks, f.asp; d, E,
l, SE; dzn, [illegible], f. asp, l, S. 8:22-d, E, l, SE. Sun on edge
of nest now. 8:24 d.,E,l, SE; then dzn, same; both with large
mass of insects. 8:26-d, same. 8:28-now young d. pulls back,
dzn young's head out. 8:28-d, f.asp, l, E. 8:29, bird,
E, l, E. 8:31-same. 8:32-same - takes barely a second. 8:34- d,
E,l, f.asp, pine, nest, l, pine again. 8:36 d,S, l, S. 8:37-same.
8:37-d,E,l,S. 8:39.5-dzn, l, S. 8:42-d, E, l, f.asp. Young dzn
now withdrawn, young d. at entrance; 8:43 d,f.asp,l, SE. 8:44
dzn, l, f. asp; now d, E, l, f. asp by dzn squks; both, E.
8:48-d, E, l, E. Young are withdrawn. Dzn, same, 8:50. 8:52
young dzn's head out, cheeps, screams. 8:55 dzn,E,l,S. 8:57-d
at f.asp, squk, l, E. 8:58 dzn, E, 2, S. 8:59-d, E,l,f.asp, S.
9:01 d, E, l, [illegible], squk; dzn at f.asp, to nest, l, S. I leave.
9:16- back at #6 - I decide to wait until 10:00. 9:17 bird from
f.asp, l, E. Young withdrawn. 9:19 dzn, E, l, f.asp.away. 9:20-d.
to f.asp, l, f.asp,W. 9:25-d.from W to 10yds E, to nest, l,
E. 9:25.5 dzn, E, l, S. Young dzn's head out. 9:29.d.NW hook
harsh screams, S. Sun now in nest. 9:31 don to f.asp, squks,
to nest, l, SE. 9:34-d, same as 9:25. 9:35- dzn,E,l,f.asp, off.
9:36- d E,l,E. 9:38- dzn,E,l; d to nest, squks, both to
pine by nest, then both to N of nest, squks. Then
yelps and squks from E. 9:41-bird, l, off to N.