[Tweeters] Fwd: RFI: Cassia Crossbills

[Robert O'Brien]

Seems to be just a harmless single question survey. Bob O'Brien Portland
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From: *Mark* <mmobrien at gmail.com>
Date: Thursday, April 22, 2021
Subject: [Tweeters] RFI: Cassia Crossbills
To: Robert O'Brien <baro at pdx.edu>


There was also an interesting story on the fire and crossbill in the local
paper last November. Just found it online but you might need to answer some
survey questions to access it:

https://magicvalley.com/news/local/the-badger-fire-drama-
in-the-treetops/article_c50598ab-72e7-50db-9307-a748f685664d.html

On Thu, Apr 22, 2021, 10:41 PM Mark <mmobrien at gmail.com> wrote:


> The Badger Fire burned about 90,000 acres last September, but probably not

> as bad for the crossbills as previously thought:

>

> https://www.boisestate.edu/ibo/2020/11/25/badger-fire/

>

> On Thu, Apr 22, 2021, 10:19 PM Robert O'Brien <baro at pdx.edu> wrote:

>

>>

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>> From: *Lonnie Somer* <mombiwheeler at gmail.com>

>> Date: Thursday, April 22, 2021

>> Subject: [Tweeters] RFI: Cassia Crossbills

>> To: Rachel Lawson <rwlawson at q.com>, Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>

>>

>>

>> Hi Rachel,

>>

>> Several years ago I saw a flock of Cassia Crossbill (before they split

>> into their own species) at Diamondfield Jack Campground.  I just checked

>> eBird and there have been a number of sightings of the species there in

>> April, the most recent being on the 19th.  So they're still there.  The

>> site is located in the Sawtooth National Forest, if I remember correctly,

>> about an hour south of Twin Falls.

>>

>> Lonnie Somer

>> Seattle

>>

>> On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 12:54 PM NANCY AND EUGENE HUNN <

>> enhunn323 at comcast.net> wrote:

>>

>>> Rachel et al.,

>>>

>>> We were in the neighborhood of the prime Cassia Crossbill habitat last

>>> fall (attempting unsuccessfully to get out from under the dense smoke here

>>> in California) and discovered to our horror that the forests southeast of

>>> Twin Falls up Rock Creek canyon (Forest road 515), which had been the prime

>>> location for this bird, had just been torched also. Check with e-bird for

>>> any recent reports. There is still habitat further east out of Albion,

>>> apparently.

>>>

>>> Gene Hunn

>>> Petaluma, CA

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> On 04/21/2021 3:07 PM Rachel Lawson <rwlawson at q.com> wrote:

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> Joseph and I are thinking of driving out to Idaho to see Cassia

>>> Crossbills.  We would appreciate hearing what advice any of you have about

>>> when, where, and how to locate these birds.

>>>

>>> Thanks!

>>>

>>> Rachel Lawson

>>> Seattle

>>> rwlawson at q.com

>>>

>>>

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