White-winged Crossbills, Larimer

[Dave Leatherman]

Just a quick note to say that I just saw at least one pair (one yellow and one pink) of WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS in Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins, Larimer, west end of Mountain Avenue.  They were with a group of about a dozen Red Crossbills, feeding in Colorado Blue Spruce in Section E.  They were also seen for a time on the ground with eating snow.  If you find the flock (Section E is roughly just north of dead-center (sorry, let's say "middle" instead) of the cemetery, and can watch them for at least 45 minutes, my bet is you will see them come to the ground for frozen water every so often.  Watch for one crossbill to initiate this by flying down from the very top of a cone-laden tree to a lower branch along the outside edge, then further down, etc.  Eventually the whole flock seems to follow suit and you can get great looks while they "bite" the snow.

 

Dave Leatherman

Fort Collins

[Elaine Coley]

Well, thanks to Dave Leatherman, Larry Griffon, Eric DeFonzo and I got to see the White-winged Crossbills at Grandview Cemetery this afternoon around 3 p.m. right where he said they'd be.

To Dave, XOXOXO for my nemi

[Elaine Coley]

Well, thanks to Dave Leatherman, Larry Griffon, Eric DeFonzo and I all got to see the White-winged Crossbills this afternoon around 3 p.m. right where Dave said they'd be. Beautiful!

To Dave: XOXOXO! I got my long-awaited lifer Crossbill. Thank you so very much!

Elaine Coley, Loveland