Hi Folks!
Assateague State Park has Japanese Black Pines that are favorites of Red Crossbills. These were planted when the park was established. Be careful and do not assume it is a native species.
Jim
Jim Stasz
North Beach MD
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PETER OSENTON <roadwarrior71...> wrote:
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>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.
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>--- On Mon, 12/10/12, Josh Emm <apistopanchax...> wrote:
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>From: Josh Emm <apistopanchax...>
>Subject: [MDBirding] Re: Red Crossbill type ID?
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>Date: Monday, December 10, 2012, 8:36 PM
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>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.
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>Joshua Emm
>Havre de Grace, MD
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