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White-winged Crossbills Continue at Granfather Mnt.
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Subject: White-winged Crossbills Continue at Granfather Mnt.
- From: Fitzbew@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 17:04:25 EST
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
A group of cold, wet but determined(!) birders got a ten-minute view of the
White-winged Crossbills at the Nature Center on Grandfather Mountain this
morning at 10:10 am. The birds may have been seen after that --- another
birder was hanging around to try and get another look after we left. We
don't know how that went.
Grandfather Mt. opened late (about 9:30), due to concerns about icing on the
access road. For a while they hinted they might not open at all today! We
arrived at the Nature Center about 9:45 and braved fog and freezing temps
until the birds flew in --- about 10-12 birds, but some may have been Red
Crossbills.
Thanks, Dwayne Martin, for finding these great birds!
Russ Tyndall
Wake Forest, NC
fitzbew@aol.com