Hi all,
Red crossbills are definitely on the move. I came across this link on the
cape may bird observatory 'view from the field' blog last week
http://cmboviewfromthefield.blogspot.com/2012/08/morning-flight-musings-red-crossbills.html
You can also see from ebird maps a pretty amazing august push in the
midwest and noteworthy sightings in the northeast.
Jared Fisher
Bethesda, MD
On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 11:14 PM, <BlkVulture...> wrote:
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> Nope, that's not a typo.
>
> This afternoon at about two-thirty PM, I was sitting on my pier with my
> wife and father, facing the bay, when I started to hear a distinct call
> over the water. The bird seemed relatively high, and sounded like it was
> flying toward me. My first instinct was some immature tern or shorebird
> sound that I hadn't heard before, but whatever it was sounded a lot like a
> Red Crossbill. Then I found the bird against the bright, white sky, and
> realized that it was indeed a songbird, and it was flying in an undulating
> flight directly toward me. I got it in binoculars, but can only add that it
> was a good fit for a finch (size, general shape, flight style). I couldn't
> see any other details.
>
> The call was a clear JIP-JIP JIP-JIP-JIP, perhaps a bit flatter and
> harsher than some crossbills I've heard, and constant during the ten or so
> seconds of my observation.
>
> Yep, I'd be doubting this one too. No offense taken!
>
> Best,
>
> Todd
>
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> Todd Michael Day
> Jeffersonton, Virginia
> Culpeper County
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