Field notes, v1752
Page 569
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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