Tanager 101 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Ontonagon, Michigan, last week. I was unable to get photos of either. The potential winter wren was seen is good habitat for one (Can attach photos of habitat). I got a decent visual. appeared dark with barring on flanks. Had tail cocked but it seem to be lengthwise in between House wren and winter wren. (Note: I did have a house wren singing at a location about 3/4 mile away a couple hours earlier) My question on the crossbill is what is the pattern of flight calls. When this bird flew over it gave a 'jit' with about a three second pause, then it did it again. (Then gone) All the recordings I've listened too have the crossbills giving at least 2 'jit' calls in a group before a break. My first thought when I heard it was "Crossbill" I ran a got a phone and looked up the crossbill flight calls again. It sounded close to type 2 or 3. Do they have those in Michigan? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 it sounds like you heard a crossbill. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanager 101 Posted August 18, 2022 Author Share Posted August 18, 2022 Anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Checking eBird maps, looks like we do get both type 2 and 3 Red Crossbills in Michigan. Offhand I can't think of anything that sounds super close to a Red Crossbill, so that's most likely what you observed. Did you see the Crossbill at all? Flight style should rule out a lot of non-finch birds. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanager 101 Posted August 19, 2022 Author Share Posted August 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Birding Boy said: Checking eBird maps, looks like we do get both type 2 and 3 Red Crossbills in Michigan. Offhand I can't think of anything that sounds super close to a Red Crossbill, so that's most likely what you observed. Did you see the Crossbill at all? Flight style should rule out a lot of non-finch birds. Yep and my brain immediately flew to crossbill, I had to check the call it was giving though. I was helping take down our tent so I didn't have a camera handy though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanager 101 Posted August 19, 2022 Author Share Posted August 19, 2022 I can't say I actually know their flight stile though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanager 101 Posted August 19, 2022 Author Share Posted August 19, 2022 11 minutes ago, Tanager 101 said: I can't say I actually know their flight stile though *Style* why did I spell that so wrong? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Red Crossbill calls are really distinctive, theres never really been a time where I've heard a bird and I've thought "is it a crossbill?", you know one when you hear it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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