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desired Rock Wrens. The birds
were very shy and we only
got those between us. And
of the birds I got was a
fjow and the other an
adult. The 3rd bird was also
a jiw. They were reasonably
common in most of the Rocky
areas. It is the San Miguel
Rock Wren without a throat and
is as black as a female
redwing. They cutainly dont look
like Rock Wrens but the habit
note and song are typically
Salpentine . The jiw seemed
to be the bird that was
singing as I heard the song
then immediately saw the
bird and shot it. Another
Wrens were anywhere about.
The "newyba" just was
found after some searching
and the female "Shot. The
bird sat very closey and
did not flud till the beak
was touched. Turn flew for
75' and dove into the glors.
In 15 minute it stuched
and was shot on a stick
at the place where it
dioffared. The bird however
was a male just very
active I. The other bird was