[Birdtalk] Cache Valley red crossbills

[Ryan O'Donnell]

Continuing the trend of down-slope movements this year (but hopefully
still worth reporting?), I saw a flock of about 20 Red Crossbills on the
Utah State University campus in Logan, Cache County, yesterday morning
(October 26th).  They flew across 800 E and landed in some trees just
north of the Newman Center (800 N).  I also found a dead Mountain
Chickadee on campus last week that had presumably hit a window in the
skybridge above where I found it.  The dead bird was collected and
donated to Dr. Kim Sullivan's ornithology class along with a Dark-eyed
Junco found dead in the same spot.
 
Sincerely,
Ryan
 
Ryan P. O'Donnell
Department of Biology and the Ecology Center
Utah State University
5305 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-5305
 
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