July 19 Adirondack Mts., New York The morning contained high clouds + and the ground and foliage were wet from the night's rain. It had rained beginning at about 8:00 pm, then was off + on all night. At dawn, I heard songs of white-winged crossbills from the big firs + hemlocks around the water's edge. Numerous males sang here. I also saw an osprey try for a fish only a few meters away. yellow-bellied sapsuckers were right above the truck, ~~ I was right next to the road, and did not want to collect birds here, so I drove to a different spot to look for red crossbills. I found a gravel road going into