Carroll/Balto Co Crossbill Update

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In the Liberty Lake area, I (and others) saw about 20 Red Crossbills Dec
27 and Dec 28 at the Pine Knob Rd location (about a mile east of Rt 32)
where Darius Ecker reported 20 Reds and one WW on Dec 26. At one point,
the Red Crossbills there were feeding in a Virginia pine instead of
their usual white pines. My sightings there have been around noon.

At the Deer Park Rd location, others saw both Crossbills Dec 27 in the
morning. On Dec 28, I, along with at least 12 other birders (!) from
various counties, saw both species again in the morning. (I saw 2
White-wings and about 15 Reds. I'm sure there are more.) It appears it
is best to get to this location before 10:00 AM.  I've stopped a few
times in the afternoon without any luck.

I returned, Dec 28, to the Gunpowder Rd 1/2 mile north of Beckleysville
Rd in NW Balto Co, where I had 5 White-winged Crossbills Dec 26. I
stayed about an hour w/o any Crossbills. I also made a semi-circle
around the north side of Prettyboy reservoir, stopping here and there
without Crossbills. The Virginia pines on Spook Hill Rd do look pretty
cone-heavy.

What a marvelous event this invasion is!

    Steve Sanford

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