Date: 4/19/24 7:54 pm From: Barbara Volkle <barb620...> Subject: [MASSBIRD] Pine Grosbeak/Red Crossbill ID-Ipswich
Thanks to Robert Ross for this post.
Barbara Volkle Northborough, MA <barb620...>
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From: Robert Ross <plumisl...> Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:33:21 -0400 Subject: Pine Grosbeak/Red Crossbill ID-Ipswich
I am going to surrender to the probabilities. What I was convinced was a Pine Grosbeak, seen this week at the Blue Grosbeak stakeout in Ipswich, was more likely a Red Crossbill. Several Red Crossbills have been reported on the Northshore. I found two today in the Martin Burns Wildlife Management Area in Newbury and had another in my neighborhood in Byfield. I've concluded my initial ID was likely wrong.
This revised ID doesn't account for what I thought was a white wing bar, but there was not enough black to be a White-winged Crossbill. There was a noticeable amount of grey behind and below the wing.
I think it is more likely, based only on now knowing Red Crossbills are in the area, this is what I saw.
Sorry for any undue excitement my report might have caused. Still, it's not bad to find a Red Crossbill. I'll take it!
