At 11 am today, while running, I encountered 4 (perhaps more) Red Crossbills visiting a small puddle in a tire rut. They retreated to the tops of the pines and fell silent before I could obtain audio. As I run without bins and eyeglasses I had to leave it at that. They weren’t seen or heard upon my return. As there is a lot of habitat around they are probably not chaseable. The small puddle will likely be gone by days end. But hear are details anyway. Enter at main entrance ( east side of William Floyd Pkwy at Whiskey Rd. Walk east from trail kiosk on fire rd for a few minutes. You will reach a bench, take right fork for about 1/10th of a mile. FYI Main trails can also be traversed by mountain bike which would allow for greater coverage (though you might have to walk through some sandy areas). Hunters may be present so wear some orange.
Kathryn Klecan Ridge, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
