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J. Grote
1987
journal
200.
Adirondack Mts., New York
July 19 I drove W out of town on Hwy 3,
(outh) then took a secondary road S to
Axton - a boat landing. This
road became a gravel road and
followed up a hill from Ampersand
River. I drove this until I got
to a crossing, where it was a swamp
of fir and larch with white cedar.
Here I saw and heard more
white-winged crossbills, with males
apparently "holding territories" nearby.
I stayed the afternoon at a small
turn-off here:
-> to Saranac Lake
swamp
campsite
f--st. stream
(C=?)
house
gavel road
trailhead
parking
about 5 miles
swamp
I heard no red crossbills here. Evening
grosbeaks frequently flew over (and
were common throughout the Adirondacks)
and occasionally excited the decoys. I
left and slowly travelled back to
the main highway. From there, I
drove into Malone, New York, and got