Re: Red Crossbill Report
GAIL@UMDD.UMD.EDU
Mon, 20 Apr 98 08:56:43 EDT
One thing Maryland birders should perhaps watch for is Red Crossbill breeding
this spring/summer in the state. Sometimes after major invasions some birds
stay on to breed. My husband Barry recalls after a major Red CB invasion into
southern England in the 1960s, he found them breeding in Richmond Park and
other sites in and around greater London.
It might be worth flogging the Liberty Reservoir pinewoods as well as other
places where they appeared in good numbers this past winter, including of
course Cecil County!
Gail Mackiernan
gail@umdd.umd.edu