Field notes, v1752
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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