In a message dated 97-06-20 23:14:28 EDT, you write:

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Red Crossbills are not supposed to be anywhere. By that, I mean that they
are highly nomadic and can turn up anywhere there are conifers with
seed-bearing cones. Red crossbills are generally "big-seeded" eaters such as

pines, whereas White-winged generally specialize on the smaller-seeded
spruces, etc. We have good numbers of each this year here in c. BC.
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Thanks for the info. I have 4 pine trees in my yard. Of course, that's not
where I saw the crossbills, they were pigging out in my feeder! :-)

(*v*) Donna Ferrill
Brdr1 at aol.com
Mukilteo/Cle Elum, WA