Field notes, v1377
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53 R.E.Johnson 1966 Journal West Fork Yaak River, 5000ft., Lincoln Co., Montana (cont.) brought them down, but Dave fired the most shots & skinned the first two. The latter was not found until the next day & was pickled. July 10 Ward drove me to the trail to Northwest Pk. (located along the top of the logged area on the Winkum Creek Road but several miles before arriving at Hawkins Lakes) and I hiked 2 miles to Northwest Pk, then hiked the along the ridge top south north to Davis # Mtn, Ewing Pk, & Rock Candy Mtn; then east along the ridge that forms the southern boundary of the West Fork Yaak River Drainage to a point above camp, where I descended to the valley floor. I did no collecting. The trip started at 7:45 AM and ended at 8:10 PM. In the logged area (snags, downed logs, shrubs & open ~~~~~ ground) I found an Oregon Junco nest with 5 eggs under a clump of grass, facing SE, but not at all visible from any direction without parting the grass. An adult was flushed from the nest. Fox Sparrows were singing from perches in a clump of Monzesia near the edge of the logged area. A Rufous Hummingbird was seen in the same area. A Pine Grosbeak (?) gave short call notes while feeding ~~~~~ on fir branches 30 ft up in a tree in the cut area. Where the trail reaches the ridge top above the