J. Groth 1989 journal 245. Chiricahuas Arizona to Black Mts., New Mex. The parrot site a short way, but early in the day (around 11:30 am) I packed up and left the area. I then drove down the east side of the Chiricahuas, then to Lordsburg and up to Silver City, New Mexico. I drove east of Silver City over the Enemy Pass road. I stopped in a canyon and heard a type 2 crossbill there. I stayed the night in a motel in Truth or Consequences. May 27 In the morning I drove west on Hwy 59 to Chloride as the mountains beyond. I found a good, abundant crop of cones on the ponderosa pine. All cones appeared dry and old, nearly seedless except some seed near the bases of the cones. I set up camp near the continental divide point on Hwy. 59. No crossbills were heard late that afternoon or evening. Common were western bluebirds, mountain chickadees, gay fycatcher, western wood- pewee, dark eyed juncos, pygmy nuthatch, northern raven, steller's jay, yellow-rumped warbler, western tanager, and brown creeper. Also present were white-breasted nuthatch and robin and