Date: 8/25/26 6:17 pm From: Ross Silcock via groups.io <silcock...> Subject: [NEBirds] Fw: Red Crossbill irruption tracking
This from Chuck Otte for Kansas.
Ross
Ross Silcock
6810 Tournament Drive,
Houston, TX 77069
Co-editor Birds of Nebraska Online
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From: Birds & Their Habitats in Kansas <KSBIRD-L...> on behalf of Chuck Otte <00001b0b31b1d152-dmarc-request...>
Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2026 16:03
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Subject: Red Crossbill irruption tracking
If you haven't been following eBird daily reports you may have missed that
there's a Red Crossbill irruption occuring across much of Kansas. I spent
some time today mapping which counties the confirmed eBird sightings were
in but also noting the first confirmed report for each county. I did this with the
big irruption in 2017-18 which was a more typical late summer, fall and winter
situation. I will let others speculate on the cause of the current irruption.
Anyway, reports are still coming in from various counties, mainly in the
western half of the state and as reports come in from new counties I will
updated those on the page. The page can be accessed at:
