kristoffer
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So today I went to see a pair of stationary Two-barred Crossbills (male and female). Once there I found another fellow birder and within 10 minutes we managed to find the Two-Barred among the 40-50 Common Crossbills residing in the trees. It was great, I have always had trouble to find crossbills and now suddenly I saw them everywhere.
So now my task was to try to find a Parrot Crossbill. I know they usually lurk among Common Crossbills so I gave it a shot. However neither me or the other 10 people on the spot managed to find any Parrot Crossbill. But when I got home I saw that a guy that was there just 10 min before us had seen a parrot in the bunch. I guess we lacked the experience to find it in the bunch, no big white stripes on the wings
So, is the Two-Barred rare where you live and how do you do to tell what is parrot or common CB? Big beak, strong neck?
So now my task was to try to find a Parrot Crossbill. I know they usually lurk among Common Crossbills so I gave it a shot. However neither me or the other 10 people on the spot managed to find any Parrot Crossbill. But when I got home I saw that a guy that was there just 10 min before us had seen a parrot in the bunch. I guess we lacked the experience to find it in the bunch, no big white stripes on the wings
So, is the Two-Barred rare where you live and how do you do to tell what is parrot or common CB? Big beak, strong neck?
