For those with an interest in Red Crossbills, the link below might be worth a look. In particular, note the comments on the 2012 eruption and the presence of Type 3 birds from the Pacific Northwest east to eastern New York! The summer reports from Iowa were almost certainly part of this movement. Anyway, it is a fun read and a good resource.
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/red-crossbill-types Steve ********** Stephen J. Dinsmore Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management Iowa State University 339 Science II Ames, IA 50011 Phone: 515-294-1348 E-mail: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Web: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~cootjr/ --- Please contribute your sightings to our list; it is only as good as members make it! --- Birding channel recommendation for FRS/GMRS radio use: Primary selection; channel 5/0 , alternate selection; channel 6/0 --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/PayDues.aspx. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected]
