I headed up early today before work to take a chance at the crossbills. I arrived at about 8:15 a.m., entering the main gate, turning south and parking. I no sooner than got out of my car than I could hear the male crossbill singing. He was in an ash tree, I believe, with house finches and one robin. He flew down to the canal with a Black-capped Chickadee and I got great photos. He then flew and just about landed on my head before veering sharply away to land in a spruce quite close. I know my hair is a bit.. well.. of it's own mind, but never thought it'd be mistaken for a spruce tree. Green jacket too.. hmm.
It stayed in the spruce before being flushed by a robin to another where it landed high, only to be flushed by a crow. It flew to another tree and was out on the branches eating for quite sometime when I left. I never saw any red crossbills or the female while I was there. Connie Kogler Twitter @lefthanddbirder Loveland, CO. BirdsOTheMorning.com -- Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ 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 cobirds@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.as/group/cobirds?hl=en
