J. Groth 1987 journal 204. Eastern Trip - New Hampshire to Maine July 20 road. The forest here was very dense, (cont'd) mostly deciduous with red spruce and balsam fir -- and no cones. This looked very poor for red crossbills. I decided to leave New Hampshire, for reasons mainly of lack of places to work. Also, I did not feel red crossbills, if any, would be breeding here. I then drove E on twy 2 to Maine. After about the Maine border, the cones on the white pines became better. All through the area between here and Bangor was a potentially very good white pine cone crop, but young and green. I had given the decoys 387 and 305 each a few of these cones, but they were not interested in them. I drove through the evening to Bangor, Maine, through rain, drizzle, but not bad wind. The truck "lurched" most all day. I stayed at a "Scottish Inn" in Bangor (30.00 single -- a good place). July 21. The morning in Bangor was cloudy and drizzly. I went into town at about 8:30 am, and picked up my maps at the post office, then did