Sunday, March 31, 2019

Manorville: Red Crossbills!

There were reports of Red Crossbills at the Paumanok Trail in Manorville - I had missed/ dipped on the Red Crossbills that had been at Jones Beach earlier in the winter so when I saw these were continuing, I made sure to try for them - I saw them - at least a handful on my first try.  Also seen were Pine Siskins and Bluebirds.  Since then, there has been at least one pair that hopefully will stick around and have babies, however, I don't plan on going back because of birders getting ticks on them.

Red Crossbill pair