J. Groth 1987 journal 198. Eastern Trip - Adirondack Mts., New York July 19 produced cones last year. only 1 tree (cont'd) in 50 had cones -- green and unripe. The balsam fir had some new cones on some trees. Hemlock had mainly old, ripe cones. I searched all afternoon and evening in Adirondack park looking for good areas for crossbills or places to work and camp undisturbed. I stopped for about 1 hour at a small man- made lake nr. Haseltton (between 3-4pm) and heard no crossbills. Rare pine siskins -- one flew over. I drove all around the Saranac Lake - Lake Placid area, including a side trip up the Jay Mts. (mostly hardwoods) and up past North Pole to Franklin Falls (I did not pay the toll to go up Whiteface Mtn.) and up Hwy 3 toward Malone, the truck "lurched" again, like it had between Reno and L'Anse. I checked the differential oil, and it was full. I finally pulled to the side of the road on Riverside drive, which is about 3 mi.'E from Lake Placid along Hwy. 86, then goes 5 along the a river.