Sue and I went in search of the previously reported Red Crossbills at the OBPP in Commack. It was quickly apparent that we were not the only birders that had this idea. The birds had been reported on the east side of the preserve earlier but we did a loop of the overgrown field they had been seen in with no result. We did pick up our FOS Pine Warblers and Osprey (flyover) as well as Red-breasted Nuthatches (good numbers) and Golden-crowend Kinglets. Reinforcements quickly arrived but we were unable to locate the birds. As we were standing around discussing the issues of the day the pair of Red Crossbills flew south over our heads and landed in a grove of deciduous trees (Aspen?) in front of us, where they fed for some time. They then headed north (a previously described behavior) and had not been relocated at the time we left. I will post a few mediocre photos on my flickr site. Congratulations to Vinnie Pellegrino on a great LI bird!
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