Field notes, v1377
Page 399
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R.E. Johnson 1967 Journal June 28 Garfield Ph to Vidoe Ridge, Crater Lake Nat. Park (cont.) individuals were retrieved. The q was lying face down on a relatively level spot & may have suggested a crouching q. A third male Rosy Finch of this group was then collected. The above situation suggests that the activities observed on the face of Dyar Rock on June 26 involving falling dead or dying birds may(?) also be explained in terms of copulation & associated displays. A dead bird facing downward, even though a male, elicited a similar defense by another male even though no copulation took place. The falling fluttering bird may have suggested some portion of the q mating display since the other male followed closely with evident interest. Near this same spot, a Fox, 2 Deer, & a Red-breasted Nuthatch were seen prior to 10AM. The beaks of the 2 or Rosy Finches (above - collected) were muddy. A Rosy Finch chirped from a White-bark Pine tree top overlooking meadows. It then sat quietly looking about. Twice it pecked at the needles on which it was perched. I Clarke Nutcracker approached & landed on the same perch. The Rosy Finch flew off before the Nutcracker landed. It flew 100 yds & lit in another tree top where it sat quietly, changed perches once, pecked at the needles several times & then preened for several minutes. It then flew to a