Field notes, v1752
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J. Guth 1987 Journal 149. Banfoot Park, elev. 8200 ft. Chiricahua Mts. Cochise Co. Ariz May 21 flicker, robin. I saw a large buteo hawk, but did not identify it At dusk, whip poor wills were heard, along with two other birds I could not identify. One was an owl that went "who" deeply, every long interval. Another gave a very unusual buzzy whistled song, very lazy, with a long "whoo-eeo" [illegible] time. I have these both near the end of tape J675A. May 22 Dawn arrived at about 5:00 am. Whip-poor-wills & robins sang. mileage Crossbills were about very early. = 50009 the weather was partly cloudy, breezy, & cool (50's). I watched birds from about 5:30 - 8:30 am without catching any. The crossbills were in small groups, each usually with some juveniles begging from both adult males and females. I could see birds best right around Banfoot Park. Crossbills were seen to perch near the tops of Apache Pines, often & especially in the