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Cecil WWCrossbills And other stuff

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Chris Starling

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Chris Starling

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Sun, 8 Feb 2009 12:24:30 -0500

I relocated the White Winged Crossbill flock this morning at Brantwood Golf Course south of Elkton in Cecil County. After I called Sean and Kevin, who were in the area, we got on the birds and observed them for at least a half hour. Kevin will probably report more later... They seem to favor the Black Spruce off the fairways between holes 3 and 17. 
 
There were also Siskins and Red-breasted Nuthatches as well as two fly-over Myrtle Warblers.  Early morning waterfowl fly-overs were a nice surprise too. These included Shoveler, Mallard, Hooded Mergs, Common Mergs, and Canada Goose. 
 
From Red Point I quickly scanned the bay to find about 10,000 Tundra Swan as well as MANY MANY smaller unidentifiable ducks... Siskins were also seen at Red Point and at my house on Hances Point.
 
Cheers,
Chris Starling
North East, MD