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Howell, T.R.
1949
S.v. daggetti
Crowder Flat, 5200ft, 38mi. NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co., Calif. [
July 1 (cont'd.) N, d>n sees me and comes up screaming.
When I was approaching from the N, about 2:00, I
was met 200yds from the nest by d>n, or at least
a d>n, which screamed and screamed and followed
me a short distance as I struck out through the woods
to avoid this sentinel.
3:25- at #6 - young bird with head out, cheeping and screaming.
3:30-d>n, E, f. asp, tree by f. asp, E. Young suddenly silent,
now noisy again. 3:32- d, N, f. asp, with ?crane flies; pounds
them; to nest; I feed, young takes them; d, f. asp, several
screams; taps. Head in now. 3:34-d>n to E. 3:35 d>n, E,
squkts, f. asp, squkts, nest, I, pine, f. asp. Head out. 3:41
d, E, f. asp, I, f. asp, W, asp by f. asp, f. asp, I, f. asp, W.
3:50- young d>n's head out; d. N, f. asp with ?crane fly;
I, f. asp, E. 1 or 2 screams from an "out" young nearby
Young d>n 2/3 outing; 3:54- d>n, f. asp, squk, I, f. asp.
screams. Young d>n 3/3 outing; 3:58-d>n, W, f. asp, I, E,
f. asp, screams. 4:00 P.M. d, E, I, E. 4:01- young d's head out
now. 4:03 d, E, I, pause, E; d>n, scream, f. asp, E. 4:05, d,
E, f. asp, I, f. asp, screams, E. 4:08-d>n, E, f. asp, pine, nest
R, pine. 4:11- d, E, I, pause, N. 4:12 d>n, E, f. asp, screams,
3, pine, f. asp. 4:14- d, N, f. asp by d>n, squkks, d. to nest,
I with "shoulder hunching", SE. 4:16- young d>n with head
out now; d, E, I, E. 4:21- d, E, I, f. asp, squkks, d>n to E,
d. at f. asp. Young d's head out now. 4:25 d>n to tree
by f. asp, squk, d over to it, d>n to W, d. to W.
4:27 d, f. asp, W. 4:28-d, E, W; 4:29 d, E, I, f. asp;
4:30, d, f. asp, I, N.
4:35- at #11; medium loud cheeps, intervals of silence.
4:37 - d>n, NE, I, NE; head out now, then back in.