Date: 1/19/13 7:03 pm
From: PETER OSENTON <roadwarrior71...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Red Crossbills at N. Tract, 1/19/13


Hi everyone,

Today I made a trip over to Patuxent's North Tract to try for the Red Crossbills that have been there.� I hiked the Pine Tree trail and then east along the wildlife loop up to the gravel turn off for Lake Allen.� Once I got to this intersection,
I waited and listened.� Most of what I had were regular birds such as: �BLJA, CACH, WTSP, DEJU, RBNU, GCKI, etc..� But, just before I had planned to leave, (at 1:45pm), I heard some Red Crossbills, but, couldn't see them.� Right after
first hearing them,�a small flock of 8 to 10 birds flew over the large Va. Pines from�the left, over the road and towards Lake Allen.� It was a brief look with my bins, but, I could see that they were about a 50/50 split of males and�females, they
had no wingbars, short forked tails and called as they flew off.��


Peter Osenton
Jessup, Md.
Anne Arundel Co.

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