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J. Broth
1986
journal
107.
Tennessee Pass, elev. 10,400 ft., Eagle Co,
Colorado
5 June captivity, bashing himself against the cage.
I decided to make a specimen of him
before he got too bloody and lost too
many feathers.
the ♀ was numbered
407-- she had an active brood patch.
Bird 407 was kept in captivity overnight.
At dusk, the clouds cleared a bit
with strong westerly winds.
A large
(~20) canada geese flew over the pass,
heading N (this was after sunset.)
At night, rain came and went,
with thunder, lightning, and some hail,
and this rain continued almost until
dawn.
6 June The early morning was mostly clear,
although everything was wet from the
rain. No crossbills were encountered this
entire day.
I spent the day at the
campsite, enjoying the sunshine (only
a few cumulus clouds -- never a
buildup or rain) and stuffing skins
of previously collected birds.
Bird 407
was the only bird killed & prepared today.
canada geese were in flocks this
am, going N over the pass. It does
appear they use the pass as a flyway,