Re: White-winged Crossbills in Harford County
Gary A. Griffith (brdnsum@dpnet.net)
Sat, 20 Dec 97 18:02:04 PST
Les,
What type of pines ? This may prove of great interest.
Gary A. Griffith (BrdNSum@dpnet.net)
The Hummingbird Society
Elkton, Maryland
(302) 369-3699
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> This morning, Dave Webb and I went to the Broad Creek Boy Scout Camp.
> Sorry, I don't have a map handy to give you map coordinates, but it is
> in the north east part of the county. We first hiked through a hemlock
> forest but saw nothing unusual. We then went to the headquarters area
> where there was a good stand of pine trees. Almost immediately, we
> found a flock of 7 White-winged Crossbills, 3 adult males and 4
> females/immatures at the rear of Jacob's Lodge. We watched them for
> about 15 minutes until they flew away. We searched about another hour
> to try to relocate them or find other interesting birds. We found
> Hermit Thrushes and Fox Sparrows, but no more crossbills.
>
> Birders are welcome on weekends, just check in at the headquarters
> building off Susquehanna Hall Road. Hopefully, they can tell you if the
> birds have been seen again. During the week, call 410-452-8155 or
> 410-879-4922 to see if it is OK to come.
>
> Les
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> Les Eastman
> les_eastman@netfox.net
> Havre de Grace, MD