[wisb] ALERT: RED CROSSBILLS FOREST BEACH MIGRATORY PRESERVE
- From: Joan Sommer <jsommer2@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Wisbird Network <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2012 15:11:50 -0500
Hello,
Yes, I am not punking you!
Marilyn Bontly and I were at Forest Beach Migratory Preserve today between
10:30 and 11am. On Lake Church Rd, far west side of the preserve.
I saw a bunch of red birds flitting around in a pine and hollered, Purple
Finches. Then we both said, those don't sound right. We looked again and they
were really really red. Way redder than a purple finch would ever be.They were
moving around so much that it was difficult to get a look at the bills. There
were really red birds and yellowish birds. Not sure but I also thought there
were immatures too.
I got a very good look at a female that sat still for a moment and it was
yellowish in front and had a brownish back.
The birds flew off in a flock and circled around and came back and sat for a
minute or two on the back of a deciduous tree where we couldn't see them but
could hear them. From there, they took off and flew east.
I listened to the song when I got home and was convinced that was what we saw.
Unbelievable as it might be!
We didn't have time to chase after them to relocate BUT Marilyn got a call from
Mike Wanger who was/is birding at FBMP this afternoon and he independently
found the same flock (I assume the same flock) due east of where we had seen
them. I don't know how many he had but he found them working the top of a pine
that was loaded with cones. North of the clubhouse and the parking lot.
So, 12-15, possibly 20 RED CROSSBILLS at FBMP today….August 11th! WOW!
Joan Sommer
N. Ozaukee County
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