I had a pair of Red Crossbills earlier this morning on my hike through Edgewood Oak Brush Plains Preserve in Deer Park, Suffolk County. Initially, their clicking and "kip" notes alerted me to their presence, which after some time I was able to track them down to the exact pitch pine they were feeding in. They didn't vocalize too much and were mostly quiet while they were feeding. Also of interest was a Common Raven feeding on scraps at the southwest corner of the preserve. The immature Red-headed Woodpecker, whose head is almost completely red now, continues along the Inner Marsh trail in the western section of Sunken Meadow State Park. Ospreys have returned to the nesting platforms scattered around the marshes of the park as well. Photos of the crossbill can be viewed at my flickr below. http://www.flickr.com/pellegrinov
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