At one time many years ago one of my subpermittees put out salt (whatever
would be safe for the birds but coarser than table salt) as White-winged
Crossbills like salt! It worked and he had a small flock for awhile.
Cheers,
Kathy
M. Kathleen Klimkiewicz, Biologist
USGS Patuxent WRC BBL
12100 Beech Forest RD STE 4037
Laurel MD 20708-4037
301-497-5795 work
Fax 301-497-5717
Report bands: reportband.gov and get instant feedback!
http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl
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[MDOSPREY] White-Winged Crossbill, Silver Spring, MD
I'm pretty sure this is the same adult male I last saw at my water bath
two weeks ago. Just like last time, an adult male WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL
came into my yard with a large flock of House finches and drank from the
small water bath. He also picked at bark on a snag in the yard, and
briefly worked on a buckeye tree bud.
Last time, I did not get pictures, but this time I did. They are lousy
but good enough for ID incase the records cmte would like to see. When I
reported this bird to Cornell's eBird two weeks ago, a regional reviewer
contacted me and relayed that this species hasn't been seen in Maryland in
nearly a decade!
My house is just west of Colesville Road and Sligo Creek Pkwy. For
those wanting to try for the bird, there are walking trails along the Pkwy
and the finch flock seems to hang around the area, especially working the
tulip poplars. The crossbill is not reliable at my house so it doesn't
make sense to try for it here. If it does start coming to thistle, I'll
let you know.
Regards,
Noah Kahn
Silver Spring, MD
Noah Kahn
"There are some who can live without wild things, and some who
cannot...like winds and sunsets, wild things were taken for granted until
progress began to do away with them. Now we face the question whether a
still higher 'standard of living' is worth its cost in things natural,
wild, and free. For us of the minority, the opportunity to see geese is
more important than television, and the chance to find a pasque-flower is
a right as inalienable as free speech."
Aldo Leopold (who else?)
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