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Journal
R.E.Johnson
1966
Spar Lake, 3300 ft, Lincoln Co, Montana (cont.)
June 19 Up at 5 AM, rain began at 6 AM(approx). Drove to the burn above the lake (4700 ft) & linked up to the ridge above the burn(5000-5500 ft). Collected From 7 to 10AM. The rain continued until 9AM. Seven birds were collected. A mated pair of Hairy Woodpeckers nesting in a 7 Ft. snag in the burn(nest 5 ft. up) were collected. Both sexes have a brood patch. The males testes was quite small. Young could be heard in the nest but could not be reached(the cavity is at least 10 inches deep). Nest hole faces south.
A Red-shouldered Flicker's nest containing young which called loudly & with nearly adult voices was located 50 Ft up in a 100 ft snag just outside the burn. Nest hole faces N.E.
From nine to ten AM I collected on the ridge top which is covered with brush & almost no trees. A female Lazuli Bunting, a mated pair of Oregon Juncos & another male Junco were collected, also a ♀ MacGillivray's Warbler. Swifts(sp?) were seen overhead. An Olive-sided Flycatcher & a Robin were seen. Lazuli Buntings were common.
At ten AM a Townsend Warbler & a mixed flock of Evening Grosbeaks & Pine Siskins were heard in the forest beside the burn.
The afternoon was spent skinning as usual. My ability to skin birds is still rather limited & slow. As a group we aren't setting any