[mou] (Fwd) White-winged Crossbills

[Jim Lind]

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From:           	david at mpadesign.com
To:             	jslind at frontiernet.net, dkuder at citlink.net
Date sent:      	Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:48:32 +0000
Subject:        	White-winged Crossbills

Jim and Dee,
 
I saw your report on the Duluth area and thought I could add more 
from my visit the past 3 days.  I also saw the report by Dee on the 
White-winged Crossbills. Please post this report to the list serve if 
you can.  I'm visiting from Northern California.
 
7/16 Wednesday I saw 6 White-winged Crossbills in the pines on the 
west side of Cty 211, about 1/2 mile north of Cty 133 (Meadowlands 
Road).  I photographed 2 of them. (St. Louis County)
 
7/17 Thursday I saw one White-winged Crossbill feeding a chick along 
Cty Rd. 2 north of the Cty 15 connection at a driveway marked 8488. 
(Lake County)
 
7/17 Thursday I saw over 100 White-winged Crossbills feeding on the 
purple flowers at the top of a row of what looked like Tamarack trees 
along the north side of Stony River Rd. approx. 1 mile northeast of 
Cty Rd. 11 around 6pm. I took many photos. (Lake County)
 
I understand the White-winged Crossbills are not regular in the 
summer, and was very impressed to find any, let alone over 108 birds 
in two days.
 
Good Birding!
 
David W. Nelson
San Rafael, CA


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