Field notes, v1378
Page 227
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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