Hi All, The three recent reports of Red Crossbills in the state has been most interesting in light of an invasion of Red Crossbills in the summer of 1996. At that time, the earliest report was from July 13-14 of ten birds near Iowa City, and the last report was from Humboldt County on August 25. During the intervening period there were an additional 27 reports to the Iowa RBA, and five more came in as seasonal field reports. Almost all these reports were of birds visiting sunflower and niger feeders. Thus, there may be more sightings to come in 2012. An article outlining "A Summer Invasion of Red Crossbills" can be found in the annals of Iowa Bird Life, Fall 1998, Volume 68, Number4, Page 135.
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