Field notes, v1752
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July 15 (cont'd) only a few high cirrus clouds. Many evening grosbeaks were around - also least flycatcher, e. woopewee, and hairy woodpecker. At 7:30 ± am, I saw a flock of 6 type 2's fly toward the net as I was away from camp about 200 yds. When I got to camp, I noted about 9 crossbills, some in the net. I caged 4 birds, then a 5th. Some called like type 4's. I shot a ♀ Type 2 who called on tape. I then recorded a little bit of song from a juvenile ♂ Type 4. Notes on identity: 3 in cage together = 589, 590, 591; lone juv. in cage = 592, lone ♂ in cage = 593; shot ♀=594, lone ♀, (bottom of net) = 595; singing juv = 596. Then, as I was about to shoot still a 9th bird (juv type 4), a small flock of Type 4's came around. I caught all but an ad. ♂ type 4, who flew off to the W, and then I released 5 Type 4 juveniles (all heard upon release) since I had a good quota for awhile. I shot a ♂ Type 4 bird, who was with the other types, and probably the mate of the ♀. I could not get him down from the top of the tree. During the course of the afternoon, I observed an