Thanks for the opinions and assistance on last Friday's request for call ID help.
Majority feel that the bird was a White-winged Crossbill, which would certainly fit most of the parameters. We are a little south of their normal "stomping ground", but their summer invasion into the northern Midwest and Northeast probably makes that point moot. I have heard White-winged Crossbills in flight before (including a week ago in a northern county), but only in flocks, never singly. Wonder if that's what confused me - or simply not expecting it in the beginning of Minnesota's southern counties - or just a unique dialect - or a brain cramp. Again, many thanks for the assistance. Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties
