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J. Guth
1986
Journal
114.
Tennessee Pass, elev. 10,400 ft., Eagle Co.,
Colorado:
9 June In mid-afternoon and another at around
5:30 pm when 395 (type 5?) got
very excited, and I think some type 5
birds were about, or just flew over.
The snow melted by mid-afternoon,
and there were some spells of sunshine
however brief. Winds increased, to
come gusting at 30 mph out of the
N and NW, knocking the tarp off
the truck.
I took down the nets at around
6:30 pm. Rain began to fall heavily
by 7:00, becoming a sleety hail
and snow.
The birds 419 & 420 were processed today.
10 June This morning was colder and grayer
than yesterday, with gray skier and
blowing sleety snow. Birds were hardly
moving. I took the decoys out and
put them on top of the truck just
briefly. I left the Tennessee Pass
area before 8:00 am, traveling up
Ity 24 to I 70, then West.
The clouds remained common
across Colorado thinning slightly westward.
The highway passed into Utah, and from