Date: 12/23/12 6:46 pm
From: Wendy Crowe <crowe...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Re: Crossbills at Patuxent NT


Hi Rod:

Tom and I ran into you on the Wildlife Loop today. After we parted we came across two flocks of crossbills - approximately 12 in one group and 20 in another. In our sightings we exclusively saw white-winged.

Wendy Crowe

On Sunday, December 23, 2012 4:08:25 PM UTC-5, Rod Burley wrote:
> Had a couple�sightings of crossbills today. At about 11am near the wildlife viewing area and Wildlife loop had 5 flyover Red Crossbills that
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> briefly perched in a Virginia pine then quickly flew out of sight not returning. Then around 2:30, on wildlife loop on the way to lake Allen
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> adjacent the tipton airfield had at least 20 Crossbills sitting in Virginia pines for several minutes before a landing plane scared them off. Saw
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> nothing but Reds in this group but as they flew, was hearing both.
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> Rod Burley
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> Laurel, MD

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