J. Groth 1987 journal 220. British Columbia, Willow River to Bowron Rd. Aug 1 became more frequent. I stayed around (cont'd) this spot for awhile, then decided to camp for the night. The rain eased to a slow drizzle and stopped at night. Aug 2 I set up the net at dawn (or after it by one hour) which was at 5:50am (so dawn must have been earlier); the clouds were thick and gray. I heard what I thought was a Type 3 bird fly over at about 7:00 am, but it did not come in to the calling decoy's. The decoys called for other carduelines including common (but not abundant) pine siskins and common purple finches. No evening grosbeaks were heard. The decoys called for a calling olive-sided flycatcher, but no other red crossbills were heard. I waited until about 11:45 am, then packed up to look for a better spot. I drove E on Hwy 16 (the Yellowhead) toward McBride, then turned S on the Bowron Road. Here were clearcuts in the forest; no "seed trees" were left, however. I followed the road along through the valley S for about 7 miles and turned off