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Naches
1968
Journal
(23 May) the summit practicing getting the truck unstuck
from the side of the road, in case we should
ever really get stuck. Neither saw nor
heard surfbirds. Returned to camp. Found
a pair of Say's phoebes hanging around the
cabin. One bird (maybe both) continually
entered the space under the peak at the South
end of the cabin to sing—maybe we'll have a
nest in our cabin.
By this time much of the snow had
disappeared. Passerines were still quite noisy;
counted 5 full song sequences in 1 langspur display
flight. Ate a big chicken dinner, took down
my tent, and to bed.
24 May
Eagle Creek, Alaska
Woke to five 2" of fresh snow on the
ground again, and snow still falling, darnit.
Gave up on getting up early. Ate a leisurely
breakfast, then drove down to the lower camp.
The five of us (Jerry, Sandy, Dale and his
Sandy, and myself) were birdwatching and tree
spanow collecting down there. Saw a yellow
warbler right by their camp. Drove down the
road a bit, then got out to look for spanows.
Collected 3, and in the process added orange-
crowned warbler and a possible pine
siskin to our list. Saw several species in
small groups by the road—possibly related to