We again had great looks at 9 Red Crossbills (4 very bright males) in the spruce trees in our yard this afternoon. We see and hear Red Crossbills when we go for cross-country walks along the shoreline.
A female Northern Goshawk is hanging around the area - we have twice seen it fly over Pineo Point Road as we head home.
Unusually large numbers of Black-capped Chickadees are in the area - they are joined with Red-breasted Crossbills in large flocks in the woods. I timed the number of times a Black-capped Chickadee took a sunflower seed out of the feeder station and in 4 minutes there were 65 "hits" - and this goes on for hours!! We gotta get another 40 pound bag tomorrow!
Merle and Anne Archie, Harrington ME
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