Field notes, v1377
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R.E.Johnson 1967 Journal 47 June 30 Wizzard Island, Crater Lake National Park Oregon (cont.) some time for rosy finches. (There is one record of rosy finches from the island). The lower portions of the island are wooded whereas the upper part is more open (steep slopes & scattered trees). The island is phenologically far ahead of the mainland. Many flowers are blooming, which are still buried with snow on the mainland. Low manzanita bushes, penstemon, Dicentra and other plants are blooming in large numbers. White-bark Pine occurs around the rim of the crater. Mtn. Bluebirds & Golden Mantled Ground Squirrels are common (as are Mosquitos & Ants). Many Western Pasqueflower blooming on the east slope of the upper cone. The large snow patches have no adjacent meadows, but instead overlies barren cinders. [illegible] The zonation of vegetation is the same as the mainland but more compressed (I think). White-bark Pine occurs at the top even though it is quite low. Mtn Hemlock & Shasta Fir occur below this & perhaps lodgepole pine. It may be that only the upper zones occur here & [illegible] no compression. The western portion of the island is a chaos of angular rough chunks of lava forming a very irregular land contour & no soil. Three clear pools occur in this area. Birds on the island include Robin, Red-shafted Flicker, Oregon Junce, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Wood