Today I heard at least one Type 4 Red Crossbill just south of Estes Park in mixed-conifer forest. Cole Wild, Nick Komar and I had a solo Type 4 Red Crossbill at the top of Rist Canyon Road last Thursday (6/4). These are only my second and third sightings of this type in the state, but especially since Christian has also reported them, I think they appear to be hanging out in the Front Range foothills at least in small numbers right now.
If you're interested in learning more about crossbill types (and what they sound like), check out my first post at the blog I started recently: http://earbirding.com/blog/archives/31 I've posted links to various online ID articles and online sound files. I hope some people will find them useful! Nathan Pieplow Boulder --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.as/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
