J. Groth 1986 journal 101. 3 June I set up the net at dawn. Weather was fairly good with some clouds, but generally increasing cloudiness. No sign of crossbills all morning. By 10:00, I decided to walk around blasting the playback loop of type S calls. I got a response from the N part of the clearing, but no bird flew to greet me. It was then that I discovered the nest of a crossbill. I went back to get equipment: tape recorders, meter poles, 395 for a decoy [I figured he was probably the mate of the bird on the nest], camera. Extensive recordings were made on J6665B of the F's begging calls -- she was most vigorous when responding to weak flight calls of 395. I threw a stick at the nest to flush her, hoping then she would come down & get caught in the net. She flew to a nearby sruce and gave toops and flight calls. She then neared 395, but flew back onto the nest. I again flushed her, as she flew to a different nearby srnce. There appeared to be no way she would come down.