tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743688930480262404.post1866227823615816847..comments2023-12-17T06:43:50.848-05:00Comments on Pioneer Birding: Sandia Crest's Rosy-Finches - Jan 21stJames P. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10651871438764429809noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743688930480262404.post-49358166352062326392009-02-04T16:22:00.000-05:002009-02-04T16:22:00.000-05:00Well, since dipping on White-winged Crossbill in A...Well, since dipping on White-winged Crossbill in AK & New England, we've been undergoing intensive therapy which has now convinced us that they're just migrant Two-barred Crossbills from Europe. No worries.Richard Klimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05407543982006792610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743688930480262404.post-50248290346359691922009-02-04T09:50:00.000-05:002009-02-04T09:50:00.000-05:00Thanks Richard! Yes it really was a fine spectacle...Thanks Richard! Yes it really was a fine spectacle. We had multiple visitations to the feeder with the flock composition seemingly changing on each visit. We may have seen as many as 250 individual birds.<BR/><BR/>I've been thinking about you and Erika lately. You must be aware of the major influx of White-winged Crossbills into New England this winter? Over the last week I've had two small flocks over the apartment which I'm sure must be feeding locally - we have so much spruce in our neighborhood.James P. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10651871438764429809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743688930480262404.post-2810077585876477342009-02-04T03:33:00.000-05:002009-02-04T03:33:00.000-05:00Wow James. That's what we hoped for a few years ba...Wow James. That's what we hoped for a few years back on a Spring visit to Colorado - but we were a bit too late and only found Brown-capped. It must be a real treat to have all the Rosy Finches together.Richard Klimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05407543982006792610noreply@blogger.com