R.E. Johnson 1968 Aug 18 Northern Bitterroot Mtns, Montana (Idaho Pk) crest of the Bitterroots) and a trail follows this ridge west. I sat at the head of this cirque & ate lunch. A juvenile Rosy Finch came up from near the snow patch below & landed at various points on the cliffs, then on a tree, & finally flew toward the lookout tower & out of sight. I was quite surprised as this looked like far from optimum habitat. Trees line the cliff top & no real alpine development occurs. Even so there are ample cliffs, snow patches, etc. The following plant species occur near the top of the peak: dwarf huckleberry, creeping juniper, redheather, Glacier Lily, Blue Gentian, beargrass, Lycopus, bistort, harebell, yarrow, Agoseris, Menziesia paintbrush, western pasqueflower, yellow columbine, Mertensia, false hellebore, Lyall Penstemon, a yellow penstemon, willowweed, buttercup, St. John's Wort, aster. West of this cirque (A), on the west side of the summit ridge of the Bitterroot Mtns, is another large cirque (B), filled with talus & boulders & with slopes of cliffs, trees, herbaceous vegetation on wet soil, & dense ericaceous vegetation depending on where one looks. Several snow patches lay at the bottom. Three Rosy Finches (juveniles) were flying about with 5 Clark Nutcrackers. They