Red Crossbills, Quabbin Park, November 13, 2010
Red Crossbills, Quabbin Park, November 13, 2010
Red Crossbills, Quabbin Park, November 13, 2010
Red Crossbills, Quabbin Park, November 13, 2010I got at dawn to enjoy a day off and some nice mid November weather. I spent a few hours in the morning at Quabbin Park. My day started at Winsor Dam where I had a few loons, three Bonaparte's Gulls among the many Ring billed Gulls and a group of nine Common Mergansers with a single Red-breasted Merganser with them. I then made several stops at various spots within Quabbin Park and added some additional waterfowl including more Common Loons (a total of nine for the morning), Horned Grebe's, Black Duck, and Hooded Merganser. I also several flyby Pine Siskins as well as a group of Snow Buntings. The highlight of the morning was more Red Crossbills found in the same area I have had crossbills at various times this fall. I heard them within a few minutes of arriving at this spot and eventually found them at the tops of some pines. I got some nice looks and managed some photos. They stayed in the general area for at least 30 minutes. The most I had in view at once was five but there may have been more. It will be interesting to see how long this area remains productive for crossbills this season.
I keep checking the tops of pines and keep listening but have never seen a Crossbill although I know from others that they are around. Nice pictures.
ReplyDeleteIts all a matter of lots of looking and a bit of luck. They certainly move around.
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