Field notes, v569
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Cogswell 1950 Leucosticte tephrocestis 2 July 23 (cont.) at them & taking in plumage details, that I did not think to try a photograph with the camera around my neck. The ? (or min.) was very dingy, with little or no evidence of a gray collar. The ? was only slightly duller than [illegible] the usual illustrations of this sp. They seemed to behave like a pair, although whether they breed here or not is still open to question. The cliffs on the N (or presumably on E side also) side of Job's Sister fit the picture of Leuco nesting sites as given by Dawson very well - albeit with less snowfields nearby. There is still a large (3-4 acre) snowbank hanging over the ridge, NW of the cliffs, and several smaller ones at the base of cliffs. The fell-fields of the gentler slopes, however, are mostly bare, except for a long, narrow snow bank in edge of cirque between Job's Sister & Free Peak. The latter (10,900 ft.) is higher than Job's Sister, but has criffs only on the S-side; those are now entirely snow-free.