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Howell), T.R.
1949
S.v. daggethi
Crowder Flat, 5200 ft., 38 mi. NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co. Calif.
July 1 (cont'd.) - 2 yelps from N. 7:44 d, E, l, f. asp, W. 7:45-d>n,
E, l, E. Now young d. has head out, cheeps and squeams. After
several 3/3 outs, young d. comes out, 9:50, flutters to ground
2 ft S. of nest. D>n up, screaming and yelping and squiting,
"leads" young d. up asp at whose base it is to 1 ft above
ground, goes to f. asp, taps vigorously, gathers food,
to nest, feeds another young d. with its head out; does
not feed the out young d, who remains silent, picks
at asp. 9:56 -d>n, f. asp, squks; young d. now to
big pine 5 ft S. of nest, starts hithching up; d., E, l,
over with d>n to big pine, above young d. Young one
screams, climbs, parents above, yelping, screaming.
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In a minute or so young d. is 30 ft up. One parent
flies W., yelping. 10:00 - A young d. in nest has head out,
cheeping. 10:02 d, W, f. asp, squks; was ?crane fly. 10:03,
to west, l, f.asp. Young d. out, screams; d. to E, past him,
squks. 10:06 - both adults near; yelps, screams; scream
from young d. D., E, l, f. asp; d>n, E, l, E; d, S.
Young d. not in sight, but apparently not being attended.
10:08 - parent, E, l, to level of young d, but in different
tree, then to E. Young d. still screams a little. 10:11-d,
W, l, to branch, E. All silent except cheeps in nest. 10:12-d>n,
E, squk, l, f. asp, S, then W. 10:14-d, E,l, E; 10:14.5 -d, E,l,W.
10:17 - d>n, E, l, f. asp,10:18- d, W, f. asp, l, f. asp, S. Young
d. screams, no apparent response. 10:21 d, l, W. -- Young
d, more screams. Now I work around to the E in an
attempt to see young d., but both d. and d>n come
up and start screaming, and then all the passerines
in the area come up scolding, so I leave. Once
again, the parents seem to lead the young one up high.