Josh and others,
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There are 2, and probably�3 different species of pines at Cape Henlopen State Park.
There is: Virginia Pine (Pinus virginiana) - 2 needles to the fascicle, needles 1.5"-3" long; and Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida) - 3 needles to the fascicle, needles 2"-5" long, and most likely Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) - 3 needles to the fascicle, needles 5"-10" long, although I have not specifically checked to see if it is present there.
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Peter Osenton
Jessup, Md.
--- On Mon, 12/10/12, Josh Emm <apistopanchax...> wrote:
From: Josh Emm <apistopanchax...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Re: Red Crossbill type ID?
To: <mdbirding...>
Date: Monday, December 10, 2012, 8:36 PM
Thank you all for your help with this matter. I sent the videos to Matt Young and he positively identified them all as Red Crossbill type 3. I should be going back to Cape Henlopen in a few days. Hopefully I'll get White-wings then. I'll also pay better attention to the evergreens being used. Matt seemed very interested to know what species of pine they were feeding on.
Joshua Emm
Havre de Grace, MD
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