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Are there many species of birds that nest here in the winter? I guess I knew that Owls start in winter.. maybe Ravens and Crows? Do others? Lila On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 10:39 PM, Chris Rimmer <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Kent McFarland, Ed Hack and I had a great outing in the white pine stand > above Prosper Road parking lot in MBR National Historical Park this > morning. Red Crossbills were very vocal, with at least 12 birds present. > One male called and sang persistently over about an hour from a fairly > small area, but we were unable to come up with any evidence of nesting. > Several birds, mostly females or first-year males, were feeding actively > on pine cones, in flocks from 4-9 individuals. We were unable get many > clear views, so it was difficult to count or identify ages and sexes of > most birds. > > Given that a female was observed carrying a twig here on Jan. 22, it seems > reasonable that active nesting may be underway. With incubation periods > averaging 14 days and fledging 15-25 days later (according to the Birds of > NA account), the next couple of weeks could be a good time to confirm > breeding at this site, as adults feed nestlings. > > Ed Hack and I later ran into a dispersed flock of American Robins along > Royalton Turnpike in Royalton that we conservatively counted as 475, with > another of 150 or more on Gilman Road 15 minutes earlier. It was > reminiscent of early or mid-April! > > Finally, in early afternoon we found a flock of 200 Bohemian Waxwings with > 10 Cedars moving between fruiting trees and tall sugar maples on both sides > of Rt. 12 about one mile north of Barnard village. > > Chris > > -- > Chris Rimmer > Vermont Center for Ecostudies > P.O. Box 420 > Norwich, VT 05055 > 802-649-1431 ext. 1 > http://www.vtecostudies.org >