white-winged crossbill invasion

[Francke]

Birders,

Many of you already know that we have been compiling white-winged crossbill records from this winter to document this major invasion.  Alan Chartier has created a map showing all MI counties where crossbills have been reported and now the web site also has observer and sighting data for each county.  Any county where crossbills have been reported during the winter seasonal survey is colored-in on the map.  Fall records are also listed in the chart but the county is not designated on the map.  There are only 10 LP counties without records.  Can you help fill them in?  Do you know birders in these counties that might have records?  If so, please send them to either me at francke at charter.com or Allen Chartier at amazilia1 at comcast.net.

The map and sighting data can be found at http://www.amazilia.net/WWCR.htm

Thanks,

Chip Francke



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