Field notes, v1377
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50 Journal R.E. Johnson 1967 July 1 Garfield Pk & Dyar Rock, Crater Lake Nat. Park, Oregon Evening Grosbeaks were seen near the top of Applegate Pk. A Red-shafted Flicker is nesting in a rotten snag in a hole 6-7 ft. up (east facing) beside the Garfield Pk Trail at [illegible]500ft. I heard Rock Wrens from the west talus slope of Garfield Pk for the 1st time today. Dick Brown says they occur there each year. Drove to Diamond Lake (north of Crater Lake) after supper. Huge campgrounds jammed with people elbow to elbow. Can't see how anyone can enjoy that. Boats as thick as flies on the lake and mosquitos even thicker. Store/Service Station handy. Trail to Mt. Thielsen (part of Pacific Crest Trail Summit) begins just east of trailor park at se corner of lake. July 2 Mt. Thielsen, east boundary Douglas Co., Oregon Clear, sunny, warm. Wind from sw. Low haze of pollen (probably from Lodgepole Pine) blowing over the valleys to west & also light green streaks of pollen in Diamond Lake. Hike up Mt. Thielsen is up but easy & quick. A good trail leads through Lodgepole Pine until timber is open. Then trail splits from Pacific Crest Trail & is marked by yellow-orange paint all the way to the top of the pk. Too many people on the trail. I left at 6:45 AM & I fellow was ahead of me. After a arrived on