A male red crossbill sits on the ground eating pine seeds at Fairmount Cemetery in Davenport in February. This particular flock was fond of hemlocks cones. (Brandon Caswell/correspondent) Buy Photo In ...

Crossbills are appropriate birds for the Christmas season. There are two species-red crossbill and white-winged crossbill. Both qualify as symbols of Christmas. Both are red overall. The white-winged ...

The red crossbill is aptly named. The bird is red, from brick to bright, and its bill is crossed. The latter is an adaptation, shared only with its close relative, the white-winged crossbill. Both of ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. In the last column, I wrote about the unusual bills of crossbills. These ...