I found what my fieldmarks indicated to be a Juvenile WW Crossbill last Friday a.m. at Carpenter Nature Center ~ wondered? ~ It was teed up in a deciduous tree by the large water feature between the two education buildings. Weekend research and discussion with others indicate it is entirely possible ~ they often breeed in the late winter/early spring. A Monday search did not turn up a Crossbill. I did search the black spruce looking for and possibly finding two nests. However, this a.m. Alan, naturalist at Carpenter, said he saw a WW Crossbill, again by the water feature. I then later watched a male and a female foraging in a large spruce in the same area where I had seen the Juvenile fly to last Friday (across the round-about driveway from the water feature). This helped me solidify my thoughts enough to post. Assistance with firming up this suspicion would be fantastic. Thank you too for the Sage Thrasher posting ~ very cool. sue in lakeville
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