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Another Jordon Lake Red Crossbill Spot



Around 2:00pm on Sunday afternoon we found a flock of about 16 Red 
Crossbills feeding in an area off of Big Woods Road in Chatham Co. The 
specific location is 1.6 miles north of US 64 on Big Woods Road. On the 
right hand side (east) there is a small gravel pull-off area. There is a 
gate with small yellow signs marked State Park which I assume is part of 
the Jordon Lake Educational State Forest. (The office for the Jordon Lake 
Educational State Forest is one mile further north on Big Woods Road.) You 
can walk around the gate and follow a path adjacent to a fence which runs 
along the north side of this forest area. The crossbills were seen about a 
100 yards down the path. They were very active, flying and feeding among 
several trees. The birds were observed for about 10 minutes before they 
flew off.  There were also many Fox Sparrows in the area.

This location can also be reached from the north by going approximately 4.6 
miles south of Jack Bennett Road on Big Woods Road.

Ron Silverman
Raleigh, NC