Peter Neubeck and I walked around the Eloise Butler Sanctuary today, and we found many Golden-crowned Kinglets, Brown Creepers (we saw a few, heard many of both species, which is which?) We also ran into large flocks of Pine Siskins and Cedar Waxwings in the tall Pines and Spruces. The Spruce and Pines in this area show large cone crops, this may be an area to hold Crossbills at some point this fall or winter. There are also large areas of mature pine that have been worked as though by a Black-backed Woodpecker. No Woodpeckers to be found and the bark leavings were well under the leaves that have fallen, so perhaps this was last winter? Still, some of it is bright enough red, people should check back and look for the culprit - I am told Hairies will scale trees, it would be nice to witness. These trees are on the south side of the refuge over the hill past the pond. Chickadees and nuthatches were mobbing something in the refuge, but it is closed until April, so we could not venture closer to id the source of anxiety. Great day to be out and about,
Good birding to you all. Mark Alt Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Project Resources Group Best Buy Co., Inc. P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail
