Pine Knob Road - White-winged Crossbills 1/10/98

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This morning at dawn I arrived at Pine Knob Road ( 8/10 of a mile east of 
Rt 32 in Carroll County) , near Liberty Reservior, to look for Crossbills. 
 About 8:00 AM I saw and photographed a flock of 12 White-winged 
Crossbills, males and females mixed.

At one point, three birds perched in a tree right above where I was 
standing.  I was close enough that these photos (taken through a Swarovski 
scope) should even show the crossed bill !  I should have at least a few 
good photos, I shot three rolls.

Later these same three birds flew to the west end of the pines, perched in 
a deciduous tree, and eventually dropped down and fed on some red berries 
(I'm not sure what kind of berries ? ).

I didn't see any Red Crossbills, but I had to leave around 9:30 AM.

Good Birding

Darius Ecker
Columbia, Maryland

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