journal 166. May 30, 1987 Continental Divide on Hwy. 59; 8½ mi N & 10 mi. W Chloride, elev. 7700 ft., Black Mts., Sierra Co., NM were heard in the evening. The weather (cont'd) was very good -- a few puffy clouds + mostly sun + clear skies. June 1 The decoy crossbills who were in the cab of the truck overnight began to call loudly at dawn, in response to calls of wild crossbills around. I got them out and put them by the mist net & got the recorder and collecting gun ready. At first, I had no luck catching birds, but a few groups of type 2 birds were recorded, & later a group of 8 birds (5♂, 3♀) came in & went down to the decoys. I netted 4 of the males; the remaining birds were giving flight calls & I shot them one by one so I got the whole flock. All Type 2's were in breeding condition, although they tended to be fat. After skinning and tissueing all of the specimens, I drove on 59 to 52 going E towards Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. The road went through more nice ponderosa pine, then went through a canyon