Howell, T.R. 1949 S. v. daggetti Crowder Flat, 5200 ft, 38mi. NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co, Calif. July 2 (cont'd). Another young dzn puts head out; much cheeping and young screams; young dzn hitches up 1 ft, taps, sits quietly. 7:49- dzn from E to nest, loud scream- sqwk, feed at nest, another scr-sqwks, to f. asp, 7:53 dzn from W, scr.-sqwk, feeds at nest, to E. Steller Jays a few feet away are ignored; so is the young dzn, as far as I can see. 7:56 d, E, 1, to branch by tops nest, to f. asp, squks. Young dzn up 1 more foot. 7:57- dzn, E, squks, 1, to f. asp by d, sqwks; d. to E, dzn to pine, sqwks, to E, sqwks. Jays seem to disturb them now. 7:59- dzn, E, sqwk, to young dzn, to nest, 1, E. Young dzn taps, now climbs up to level of nest. 8:01, d,E, by nest with ?crane flies, looks at young dzn, to nest, 1, squks, F. asp. 8:04- d to E. Young dzn preens, taps, scratches ears. 8:08-d, E, f. asp, sqwks; 1, pine 6ft away, looks at young dzn; dzn (adj) from E, d. to f. asp. Dzn, 1, to same pine, to E; d also away. 8:16-young d's head out. 8:17 d, to pine 10yds S. of nest sqwks, to nest with ?crane flies, feeds; juv. dzn agitated, screams; d. to f. asp, sqwks; dzn to same pine as d, sqwks; d. again to nest, feeds, more cries from juv. dzn; d. to E, dzn to E, Juv. dzn now flies to nest tree, hitches up to 10 ft, taps, screams. Parents have given it no attention. 8:22- d,E, sqwks, 1, f. asp. Juv. dzn hitches a little higher, screams. 8:26-d, E, 1, squks, f. asp; then E. Juv. dzn now at least 20 ft up, not in sight, but I hear its screams. It must be in the big pine 6 ft S. of nest. No "leading" by parents with this young. 8:30-d, E, 1, f. asp. Juv. dzn flies over to dead asp between nest and f. asp, screams; d. to branch at his level, screams and