Catalogue and species accounts, v1302
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A. Good 1980 Journal Bend to Steens Mtn., Oregon 12 July habitat bit found little except some willow thickets in various places. We stopped in mid-afternoon at such a place: 1mi. S + 1ΒΌ mi. E Fish Lake, Steens Mtn., 2'190 m., Harney Co., Oregon Habitat - marshy ground + Streams w/ thick willows in water. In drier areas large quaking aspen dominated. Up the slopes of the valley we passed in was sagebrush "desert". We hunted for an hour or so but found nothing much. I did manage to collect a Lincoln's Sparrow, juvenile + Bob apparently saw a Fox Sparrow - though there were very few around. We returned, took tissues from my sparrow + drove out. Weather, cool + alternately sunny + overcast. At one point it even rained a bit. On the way out we had a fire in the camper which, after considerable excitement, we managed to put out although we no longer had a functional refrigerator. We then drove to the following locality where we spent the night: Fish Lake Campground, Steens Mtn., 2220 m., Harney Co., Oregon Brewer's Sparrow common here (life bird for me), as are Stems mtn. in gen.