Continuing crossbills

[preston...@gmail.com]

We've had a flock of red crossbills on our feeder (black sunflower seed) everyday for 2.5 months now (draining it daily now). Pine Brook Hills, Boulder, County. I've had them stop by over the years, but never stay for more than a few days, and typically just when it's be cold.

I'm curious if anyone else is seeing that same thing?

Preston

Boulder, CO

[DAVID J WALTMAN]

I’ve had a flock at my feeders for about three weeks.  I generally report  25 on eBird but there could be twice that.  In the fall of 2007 I had up to 150 over a period of a few weeks.

David Waltman

6,000 feet; ponderosa pine foothill’s 1/2 way between Boulder and Lyons.

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[Jeff Kehoe]

I've had them every day since April 11th. Usually around 20, sometimes 40. I'm in the Big Thompson canyon west of Loveland, East of Drake. Looks like they are eating sunflower chips.

[Preston Sowell]

Thanks for the reply. Is this a normal occurrence at your feeders?

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[Jeff Kehoe]

This spring is the first I've ever seen them in 7 years up here. The numbers seem to be a little lower than originally, but they're here every day.

[Casey Setash]

I've had a flock of about 15-20 in my yard/around my neighborhood just south of Spring Canyon Park in Fort Collins for the last couple of months as well. This is the first year since I've lived in this house (2017) that I've noticed them in the spring. I've been wondering whether others have been seeing them this late, so I'm glad you mentioned it!

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[Wayne and Robin Jasper]

We had about 15 Sunday morning on our feeders in Allenspark (Boulder Co, 8500 ft). First time to have that many. We’ll see if they stay around!

Robin Allison Jasper

Boulder Co. 

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On May 28, 2023, at 9:26 PM, Jeff Kehoe <jeff....@gmail.com> wrote:

I've had them every day since April 11th. Usually around 20, sometimes 40. I'm in the Big Thompson canyon west of Loveland, East of Drake. Looks like they are eating sunflower chips.

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[Preston Sowell]

The other thing that I've found surprising about these guys is that they seem to be the least timid visitors to my feeder as well. I've had a bird or two actually stay sitting on the feeder as I pulled it to refill. It's provided some great opportunities to make portraits of these birds that I usually only observe in the tops of trees. See attached.

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[Jeff Kehoe]

Yes. My 7 year old granddaughter & I have both gotten within 4 feet of them on my tray feeder.