Birders,
�
Dena and I were on our afternoon neighborhood walk along
North Ridge Rd in Ellicott City about 3:30 pm when we saw movement just off the
sidewalk.� I looked down expecting Juncos
but to my surprise we had 6 White-winged Crossbills feeding on sweet gum balls right at
our feet.� One was an adult male and the rest females or juveniles.
We watched for a few minutes
and then eased away and scampered home for binocs and camera.� This location is on N Ridge Rd, just east of
a driveway to a medical building marked by a blue sign �2850 North Ridge�.� There is a piece of black plastic in the lawn
next to the sidewalk where first located.
When we returned about 3:45 pm they were gone but we found them
again in the back of the medical building parking lot feeding on tamarack cones.� The tamarack�was right next to the stop sign in
the back of the lot.� Please note that
one cannot proceed further as the road beyond that is the Heartlands assisted
living facility and is marked �No trespassing�.�
We live in the neighborhood and know they do enforce this.
Please note this segment of N Ridge must be accessed by
taking Rogers Rd north from the intersection with US 40, then turning onto
North Ridge.� It cannot be accessed from
the intersection of North Ridge and US 40 one traffic light west as that
segment (which leads to Walmart) does not yet go through.
I will be sending pictures to the Howard County web site.
Scott Berglund
Ellicott City
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