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R.E.Johnson
1968
Journal
96
Aug. 24 Anaconda - Pintlar Wilderness, Montana (cont)
to Lolo Pk.
Small amounts of goat wool were caught on small
trees near the ridge that I followed to the pk.
A Cooper Hawk flew low along the edge of the
cliffs & slowly explored several spots among ledges on
the face where Rosy Finches had been feeding only minutes
before. It lit at two of these locations. Finally it slowly
flew away. A group of about a dozen Rosy Finches
were feeding on steep slopes & ledges on the north face &
among them was at least one adult which I collected.
It fed several of the young birds & those birds also actively
foraged. I collected one of the young birds fed by the
adult. Just prior to this I had seen a similar
group foraging on the west shoulder of the peak. There
was one adult that I could see & the rest were juven.
This may have been the same group. Also on the
west shoulder was a Water Pipit carrying food in its
bill. I walked upslope & out of sight. When it again
appeared it no longer had the food. This behavior
suggests a nest but I couldn't find it. Very late for a
nest. I collected the pipit.
A Golden Eagle flew (with wings bent sharply as
in a partial dive) low over the south slope of the peak.
A Prairie Falcon dove at a spot where a meadow
west of the pk top comes up to the top of the cliffs of the
north face. It pulled out of the dive only two feet
above the meadow and did a "twist" in the air &