J. Groth 1988 journal 228. April 3 The morning was sunny, cold, but not too breezy. I encountered crossbills on several occasions in the morning -- all were of Type 5 red crossbills. I had difficulty getting their attention with my decoys [06, 425, & 306]. I did manage to capture a lone female Type 5 (bird 663) in the morning, and I kept here. Later in the evening a lone male came around and I recorded his toots before he came down and was caught (#664). All crossbills heard today were Type 5's. In the morning I watched a flock of about six foraging in a ponderosa pine, but not on cones. I do not know if they were finding food. Large flock of cedar waxwings also seen, also western bluebirds, yellow-eyed juncos, pygmy nuthatches, Stellers jays, ravens, pine siskins, evening grosbeak (one fly-over), black-capped chickadee. April 4 Most of today's interactions with crossbills are on tapes JG 85A and B. All encounters were of Type 5 birds. I first shot out of of a flock of about 8 in a ponderosa pine (bird red crossbill number 665) -- his crop was empty. Later I got a group of four, possibly two pairs (birds 666-669). I saw the second pair come down around the