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Howell, T.R.
1949
S.V. daggetti
168
Crowder Flat, 5200ft, 38mi NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co, Calif.
July 1 (cont'd) - 12:05-another feeding of young one in pine,
by dsn. There are at least 3 young close by, 2 in the
aspens and one in the pine. Both parents are feeding
them very quietly, except when they see me and start
screaming.
12:38-at #10- cheeps of young audible, no heads out.
12:39-bird out, to mt. mahogany thicket below nest tree. 12:43-
bird from W, to right of nest, in, out, cleans nest. 12:55-bird
to nest from W, to left of it, in, out, down to same mt.
mahogany clump. I leave. This nest does not seem to
be very far along - probably about 16 days.
2:02- #7 - d, S, I, above nest, W. 2:06 n, N, thicket, I, N.
2:07-d, ?, S, above nest, N. 2:10-young head part out; 2:11-n,N,
I, 5yds NW, screams. Sun in nest now; n. below nest, tops.
2:13-n. to NW. Now d. to nest, I, above nest, NW. 2:17-n, NW,
branch, I, branch, preens, NW. 2:18-d, N, I, above nest, NW.
High-pitched screams from nest. D. to thicket, 2 yelps. 2:20
d., I, above nest, N. 2:22-dsn to asp 6 ft off, to nest, I,
looks to nearby asp, taps; n. from W, 5 or 6, NE, dsn off.
2:26-d, thicket, n, NE; squaks; d to [illegible] above nest, to
NE; n, 2-3, NE. 2:29-d, thicket, I, above nest, N. 2:33
n, NE, branch, I, branch, thicket, yelps from thicket. 2:34
squawks,
another feeding. 2:35 d, thicket, asp 6 ft off, screams, I, abov
nest, asp 6 ft off screams, SE, 1-200yds. 2:38-d, E, asp 6ft
off, I, above nest, asp 6 ft off; now dsn, W, squats; I, looks
around, W; d, I, flycatches to below nest, off. 2:40-n,
NE, branch, thicket, yelps. 2:41-d, I, above nest, thicket,
to pine 10yds SW; to nest, I, branch, same pine; 2:44-d,
to nest, I, above nest, thicket. 2:45- I leave. As I
go dsn comes up for more feeding. Then, about 100yds: