Hi all,
In 2009 WWCrossbills were at Schooley's Mill Park (Howard Co.) in fir (either Douglas or Frasier, not sure which species); at Woodend (Mont. Co.) in hemlocks; in Washington DC near the National Cathedral (in the neighborhood, not on the cathedral grounds) and again, in hemlocks; on private (but welcoming) properties along Hipsley Mill Rd near Annapolis Rock Rd. (Howard) in spruce. Back in 1999 (I think it was), they and Red Crossbills were in pines near Liberty Reservoir and I have seen both species in pines at Cape Henlopen, DE, in 1999 or fall 1998. We had a few coming to our feeder (feeding on ground) in 2009 in January.
As for Bohemian Waxwings, the one in Feb. 2004 was with Cedar WW, in crabapples at a commercial nursery. In Maine I have mostly seen them in mountain ash (rowanberry). If you really want to think big, there is an ongoing Pine Grosbeak irruption in Maine, all birds being seen (as far as I have read), in crabapple. The last Evening Grosbeaks I have seen in Md were in Frederick Co feeding on half-frozen crabapples.
Interestingly, our RB nuthatches have left us -- very suddenly with the recent warm weather. Previously we had 5-6 coming regularly and could hear them every time you went out into the yard. No siskins either since last week. Maybe the oncoming cold front will bring them back.
Gail Mackiernan
Colesville, MD
--
|