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J. Gnoth
1986
journal
106
Tennessee Pass, elev. 10,400 ft., Eagle Co.
Colorado
5 Jun appeared that she would go down no
further, so I shot her. She was bird
#403, and had a fatty, active brood
patch. Could she possibly be the mate
of either birds 395 or 396 -- the low
breeding males?
Later in the morning, while the
Sun was still shining, bird 387 (the
type 1 & decoy) became very excited,
calling loudly. A pair of type 2 males
then arrived from the N. Some
recordings were made pre capture, mostly
of bird 404. These two mates were
both caught in the net and numbered 404-
and 405. Later, both vocalized in captivity
and were prepared as specimens.
By noon the clouds had built to
thunderheads and rainclouds. Drizzle
came and went. A thunderstorm w/
lightening passed very close to camp.
At around 4:00 pm a pair of type
5 crossbills were attracted to the
decoy. The ♂ was recorded precapture
on J66 G6 B (very few calls) and
then caught in the net. The ♀
was caught soon after. The ♂ was
numbered 406. He took very poorly to