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Journal
R.E. Johnson
1968
Aug. 27 Anaconda - Pintlar Wilderness, Montana - (Storm lake & vicinity)
side of the peak has pine trees to 9300 ft. in places.
The north face is the cliffs & huge rockslides below the
cliffs that I noted earlier while approaching Stormlake
pass. I hiked from the pass to the summit of
Little Rainbow Mtn and noted the following animals:
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel, Chipmunk, Cony, Hoary
Marmot, Golden Eagle, Prairie Falcon, Water Pipit and
Rosy Finch. Two additional plants were noted: Carpet
Pink & Skullweed.
Most of the day was spent following a loose
flock of Immature Rosy Finch back & forth over the
cliffs ledges of the north face of the mtn near the
ridgetop connecting the pass & the summit of Little Rainbow
mtn. The flock [illegible] perhaps 20 individuals. Occasionally
an adult was seen (may have been more than one
but never were there two in sight at one time)
& it appeared to feed elsewhere & then fly to this
flock & sometimes feed an Immature bird, then feed with
the flock for awhile & finally disappear. It definitely
was not making regular frequent feeding trips
from a feeding area to the flock to feed young birds.
The flock was sufficiently wary that I had trouble
approaching close enough to collect birds. Only
one adult was collected, but 8 immatures were
collected. One Water Pipit also collected.
I returned down the mtn slope to the pass at
dusk & arrived at the car in the dark. I drove back