Field notes, v1378
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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 &