Around 10:15 this morning I was somewhat surprised to find a small flock (~ 10 birds) of White-winged Crossbills feeding at the top of a white spruce at College Park on the south side of Doswell Ave. a few blocks west of the University of MN-St. Paul campus. The birds were vocalizing frequently until the flock stopped feeding and flew off to the north. There are a lot of white spruces in the area so it's possible the birds could be relocated in some nearby neighborhood. I haven't noticed any other reports of crossbills south of Sherburne County, so perhaps these are the first and a sign of finches to come.
-- Bob Dunlap St. Paul, MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
