Songbirds
White-winged Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera
“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.”
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Nov 7, 2018
Other possible “snowbirds” include pine grosbeaks, pine siskin, redpolls, and both red and white-winged crossbills.
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.
Nov 3, 2021
A significant eastward movement of White-winged Crossbills into the robust spruce crop of Maine’s northern woods this past summer leaves open the possibility that these birds may continue wandering south in small flocks.