Red Crossbill
From RHPWiki
This is a male and female pair of Red Crossbills captured by my bird buddy feeder in South Anchorage on 6/13/2024. Anchorage is on the edge, or perhaps a few miles outside, of this bird’s normal range. Crossbills eat the seeds inside cones, the Alaskan ones are associated with Sitka Spruce. I have no Sitka Spruce in my yard, but many black spruce, and white spruce, if there is such a thing.
A link to the Red Crossbill on Wikipedia.
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A pair of Red Crossbills
