On our drive back from Kansas yesterday, we also stopped at Rocky Gap. We didn't find any feeding crossbills, but did have a Red Crossbill flying around the entrance to the campground. Unfortunately not long enough to get a recording.
Matt Hafner Forest Hill, MD
On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 9:59 AM, JB Churchill <jchurchi...> wrote:
> Well I struck out looking for these on Sunday spending about 30 minutes > looking. I had them within 2 minutes of starting my list this morning. I > pulled into the "golf only" parking lot and turned off the stereo and heard > a group of crossbills before I even got out of the car. > > Rocky Gap SP > Traveling > 0.5 miles > 14 Minutes > Observers: 1 > All birds reported? Yes > 6 Mallard > 1 Great Blue Heron > 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker > 2 Blue Jay > 2 Song Sparrow > 1 Northern Cardinal > 3 Red-winged Blackbird > 1 House Finch > 5 White-winged Crossbill -- Watched them fly in calling. They stopped > about 80 feet away from me in a large Virginia Pine. I clearly saw the > crossed bill and two white Wing-bars on one or two of them. > > > -- > John B. Churchill > Frostburg, MD > http://www.westernmdbirding.com/ > > -- > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Group 'Maryland & DC Birding'. > To view group guidelines or change email preferences, visit this group on > the web at http://www.mdbirding.com > Posts can be sent to the group by sending an email to > <mdbirding...> > > >
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