Field notes, v1752
Page 475
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journal 153. May 23th 1987 Barfoot Park, elev. 6200 ft, Chiricahua mts., Cochise Co., Ariz and collect an individual, but could (contd) not, since the birds were flocking so closely that I could not for sure identify individual callers. I was alone, the two guys had tried to find Ida Peak (they came into camp). The flocks were composed mainly of adult males (all red, as far as I could tell) and adult females, with about 10-20% juveniles. All were type 2's to my ear, with absolutely nothing unusual about their vocalizations. Later a family of campers set up right next to me (while I was stuffing skins!) as their kids came around screaming at throwing a frisbee near the mist nets. I decided to leave the area. However, right before I left, I captured a pair of crossbills (a lone pair) birds 523 and 524. I then drove to a "quiet" area of the Chiricahuas, just down the road about a mile. As I drove, I noticed the mountains were full of hordes of birds and