(Fwd) White Winged Cross Bill in South Carolina

["Will Cook" <cwcook@duke.edu>]

Please reply to lizciardi@yahoo.com, not me...

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Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2002 04:23:56 -0700 (PDT)
From: Elizabeth Ciardi <lizciardi@yahoo.com>
Subject: White Winged Cross Bill in South Carolina
To: birdinfool@aol.com, Carolinabirds@duke.edu

Hello,

I came accross a conversation between the two of you
back in 1999 asking about Crossbills. Last month for 4
days a White Winged Cross Bill visited my
feeder(Thistle). He (yes a male I believe) has been
gone since then. He is back now since yesterday and I
saw him again this morning. I have several photos that
I can send you if interested. I live in Tega Cay,
South Carolina near Lake Wylie( just south of
Charlotte Two mile inside SC State line). I am a
novice to birding, but have done great reasearch in
the last month on this bird as well as similar birds.
It is not a Pine Gosbeak and it does have white
markings on it wings though not bold like some of the
birds I have seen on web site. My feeder is right next
to my Breakfast room Window I have gotten very close
even when filling the feeder it flew and sat near me.
It eats a great deal.

Let me know if you have any interest,

Liz Ciardi
803-802-2631


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