Field notes, v1752
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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