Hi all, This morning a received an email from the homeowner hosting the crossbill in Enfield. She asked me to relay to the list that, while she is very much in favor of bird enthusiasm (and did not call the sheriff on Gary), she feels very uncomfortable having people park near her house and look into her windows with binoculars, which is hard to avoid given the placement of the feeder in question. It's a difficult situation and we can't tell anyone not to drive on a public road, but please, if you are considering looking for this bird, keep your distance and wait for the bird to appear in a more neutral location, perhaps in the larch stand farther west on the road.
Jay On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 6:34 PM, Gary Kohlenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > I had a little time this afternoon to head up and try and see this > uncommon Crossbill. I wasn't able to hear or see him unfortunately but was > able to attract the attention of 2 Sheriff patrol cars. The neighbors in > this area are obviously bored or have overdosed on reality TV. Otherwise > our public servants are very professional and friendly, but not well versed > in winter finch activities. > Gary > > > > On Mar 11, 2015, at 2:41 PM, Jay McGowan <[email protected]> wrote: > > All, > An immature male WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL is frequenting a private feeder in > Enfield, just west of the intersection of Sheffield Road and Enfield Center > Road. The homeowner reported this bird to eBird a few days ago. I have not > spoken with her, but I was able to see the bird from the road this morning. > It flew in and landed in a tree between Sheffield Road and Hedgerow Drive. > It stayed there calling for several minutes, then flew up to a tamarack to > feed. We did not see it visit the feeder, but it has apparently been coming > for several days. Its head and upperparts were quite red, but the > underparts were brownish and streaked. > > Photo here: > https://www.flickr.com/photos/jaymcgowan/16761068526/ > > -- > Jay McGowan > Macaulay Library > Cornell Lab of Ornithology > [email protected] > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- Jay McGowan Macaulay Library Cornell Lab of Ornithology [email protected] -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
