Re: CROSSBILLS IN BALTIMORE COUNTY

Norm Saunders (osprey@ARI.Net)
Wed, 31 Dec 1997 18:05:00 -0500


Rick Blom writes:

>         Charles Swift, ex-Baltimore birder now living in Idaho and
>         visiting
> for the holidays, called today (December 31) and said that he and
> others had found both Red and White-winged Crossbills at Pine Ridge
> Golf Course at Loch Raven Reservoir today. The birds were seen most
> frequently around the 6th and 7th greens and tees, which are right
> behind the driving range parking lot on the entrance road. As many
> as 10 Reds and an indeterminate number of White-wingeds were seen.

Rick,

Thanks for the heads-up.  Fran and I are thinking about trying to add 
Baltimore and Carroll Counties to our short list (so far) of 
crossbill sightings in Maryland.  Sorry we didn't get a chance to 
chat at Boomers but I was just a tad tired out (not to mention wet!).

Hopefully our paths will cross in January at Conowingo!

Cheers,
Norm


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Norm Saunders
Colesville, MD
osprey@ari.net