How to Use crossbill in a Sentence
crossbill
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There is the Cassia crossbill, a finch with a twisty beak found in a single county in Idaho.
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New York Times,
3 Mar. 2022
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Two red crossbills were seen in Leominster, and an evening grosbeak was seen in Royalston.
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BostonGlobe.com,
13 July 2019
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The people who lived here created sounds that reflected their environment and circumstances, not unlike the red crossbill’s developing songs to deal with mountain winds.
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Paul Kvinta,
Outside Online,
23 Mar. 2022
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Surprises along the way might including sightings of a rare winter visitor, the red crossbill, as well as animal tracks in the snow, which Iwanicki will identify.
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Sheryl Devore,
chicagotribune.com,
21 Dec. 2020
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Pairs of red crossbills were reported in Harwich and Wellfleet, and an unprecedented June record of evening grosbeak was photographed at a feeder in Wellfleet.
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BostonGlobe.com,
11 June 2019
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With luck, spot an elusive capercaillie, an endemic Scottish crossbill, or a magnificent golden eagle.
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National Geographic,
12 June 2019
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According to scientists at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, a single crossbill can eat 3,000 spruce seeds in a day.
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Ned Rozell,
Anchorage Daily News,
3 Apr. 2021
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Irruptions also occur periodically with other northern bird species, including the red crossbill, common redpoll, hoary redpoll, evening grosbeak and pine siskin.
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Paul A. Smith,
Journal Sentinel,
22 Nov. 2022
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Meanwhile, the irruptive species—birds who irregularly migrate—like crossbills, redpolls, grosbeaks, and purple finches stayed north, resulting in lower talleys for the annual count in most of the United States.
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Mika McKinnon,
Smithsonian,
15 Dec. 2017
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