J. Groth 1986 journal 116. 10 June years (the big crop of 1984), No flowers on trees. However, on the higher elevations the Engelman spruce looked very good with a good crop of new (still small, red) cones with last years moderate crop still on the trees, empty. The evening became clear & starry. 11 June The previous evening I had cut an Engelman spruce top for the net setup. I set up the net in a gravel area, with decoys 387 & 395. A large flock of Type 2 crossbills arrived 1 hour past sunrise. Half the flock branched off & flew on. Others stayed interested in the decoys (387 called loud & vigorously). Some of the birds came down, but not far enough to get caught, then quickly back to the treetops. One male came down & got caught (bird 421). The net setup fell over then, but no other crossbills came near the setup. I then decided to follow and