This is the most intimidating episode I’ve attempted to make to date. So please remember I’m not an expert birder i put these episodes together to help me learn  I which means I’m still learning. Today we are going to tackle one of the harder bird sound identification challenges there is. Today we’re talking about crossbills.

White Winged Crossbill (5:35) Red Crossbills (8:28) Flight Calls starting at (11:20) Cassia Crossbill (14:00). 

A lot of the information I share come from the following articles. 

https://earbirding.com/blog/archives/31

https://earbirding.com/blog/archives/193

Ebird Article

Sound Credits: 

From Xeno-canto.org Andrew Spencer and James Bradley

From Macalay Library:

277597731 Audio Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Andrew Spencer

184515141 Audio Cassia Crossbill Loxia sinesciuris Charlie Wright

162143401 Audio Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Dave Slager

108050621 Audio Cassia Crossbill Loxia sinesciuris Tom Johnson

77548081 Audio Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Chris Benesh

71525571 Audio Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Matthew Young

67240981 Audio Cassia Crossbill Loxia sinesciuris Stephen Fettig

65099811 Audio White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera Andrew Spencer

65099031 Audio White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera Andrew Spencer

64431691 Audio Cassia Crossbill Loxia sinesciuris Andrew Spencer

64374301 Audio Cassia Crossbill Loxia sinesciuris Andrew Spencer

42530661 Audio Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Timothy Spahr

138318 Audio Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra James Goetz

112167 Audio Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Charles Duncan

111103 Audio Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Thomas G. Sander

63083 Audio White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera Dave Herr

103203 Audio White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera Matthew D. Medler

112177 Audio White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera Charles Duncan

137497 Audio Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Gregory Budney