Joyce Shedell from Highfill, Brenda Mullins from Lowell, and I saw 26
Red Crossbills at Fayetteville Country Club this morning. We also had
close looks at a Merlin.
I heard a flock as soon as I arrived at 9 AM, but we walked for an hour
or so in a cool NE breeze before Joyce spotted birds in a small leafless
tree that proved to be crossbills. We had good spotting scope looks,
not as picturesque as birds up in the pine
cones, but you can sure the bill cross well out in the open the way we
had them this morning.
Crossbills and a Merlin have been at FCC since some time in November.
After crossbills we went out to the Noland wastewater treatment
facility. We quickly saw the Spotted Sandpiper there, and then the Rock
Wren.
By Joe Neal
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