Showing posts with label White-winged Crossbills. Show all posts
Showing posts with label White-winged Crossbills. Show all posts

Monday, January 16, 2012

Crossbill trio

Seen foraging on fallen spruce cones in a residential yard. Part of an impressive assemblage of irruptive "winter finches".

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Friday, February 5, 2010

White-winged Crossbills


I encountered several flocks of White-winged Crossbills, totaling about 30 birds, in the Prairie River Mouth provincial reserve, east of Terrace Bay. All were feeding on Tamarack Cones despite an abundance of White Spruce cones in the area.