I found 3 White-winged Crossbills (females or juveniles) feeding on Sweet gum fruits along N Ridge Road just north of the blue 2850 North Ridge sign. Thanks Scott for reporting! A picture is at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/92602377@N06/8459310322/in/photostream/
Jim Wilkinson
Columbia, MD
On Thursday, February 7, 2013 4:32:15 PM UTC-5, Scott B wrote:
> Birders,
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> I will be sending pictures to the Howard County web site.
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> Scott Berglund
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> Ellicott City
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