There is still a long list of Saskatchewan birds we've never seen, or at least never identified. Today the list got one bird shorter.
We identified our first White-winged Crossbill. And second, and third, and fourth.... Ray estimated more than a dozen. I was too busy trying to get a photo of a handsome male. Unfortunately they were really, really high in a spruce tree so getting the perfect photo wasn't happening.
I got a pretty good one of a female
And a lot of partial views of the more colourful males.
It was a satisfying event, especially given how many times we've driven around Saskatoon staring up into tall spruce trees hoping for just such a sighting.
(Crossbills are not interested in coming as far south as our farm, unfortunately, even though we are surrounded by spruce trees.)
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Congratulations!
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