Field notes, v1752
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Journal 105. J. Groth 1986 Tennessee Pass, clev. 10,400 ft., Eagle Co., Colorado 4 June rain became more of a downpour, with some hail. I left the birds out, with the net set up -- and it rained nearly constantly for one hour as I sat in the truck writing field notes. No other crossbills were encountered today. Eventually, all of the crossbills captured today were recorded, killed, and saved for specimens. I drove into Leadville (in the pouring rain), a'te dinner at a Pizza Hut, and called home to Albany, Calif. 5 June After a clear night, I set up the net in a slightly different part of the Tennessee Pass area. Around 6:30 am, a lone ♀ was attracted to the decoys, bird 395 (type 5 ♂) called first, loudest, and most vigorously -- she was also type 5. I got tape recordings of her flight calls and also alarm calls (in response to grey jays around the camp. This ♀ made a flight away, as if to take off. I lured her back with the playback tape of type 5 calls/toops, and she came back and sat in the top of the tree the net was around. She