Red Crossbill, plate by John James Audubon
Audubon, Birds of America, plate 197, as “American Crossbill”
Songbirds

Red Crossbill

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“According to this forecast Red Crossbills are also expected to turn up in widespread areas across the east this winter.”
November 8, 2023 · Read the column
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Oct 21, 2020

As of last year, this report has grown to include detailed forecasts for eight irruptive finch species, including Purple Finches, Pine Grosbeaks, Common Redpolls, Hoary Redpolls Red Crossbills, White-winged Crossbills, Pine Siskins and Evening Grosbeaks.

Dec 16, 2020

Inland, the winter finch irruption continues to unfold, yielding more and more reported sightings of Evening Grosbeak, Pine Grosbeak, Common Redpoll, Pine Siskin as well as White-winged and Red Crossbill.

Nov 3, 2021

A solid spruce and hemlock crop throughout central Ontario to the southern Maritimes (Nova Scotia) will also keep Red Crossbills, Common and Hoary Redpolls, along with Pine Siskins largely within their northerly haunts this season.

Nov 8, 2023

According to this forecast Red Crossbills are also expected to turn up in widespread areas across the east this winter.