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Wildlife
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White-winged Crossbill
(Loxia leucoptera) Y |
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RANGE: Resident from northeastern Alaska, south
to the Pacific Northwest, throughout most of southern Canada,
the eastern coast of Canada, and northern New England.
STATUS: Irregular.
HABITAT: Inhabits boreal forests, leaving them only when food is
scarce.
SPECIAL HABITAT REQUIREMENTS: Conifer forests.
NEST: Builds a deep, saucer-shaped nest composed of lichens and
twigs on branches of conifer trees. Frequently locates nest in a
spruce tree, sometimes relatively close to the ground (2 to 70
feet). May breed during any month of the year, but mostly from
January to May.
FOOD: Consumes a variety of foods, but seems to prefer seeds of
Norway spruce and hemlock. Also eats insects, seeds of other
conifers and deciduous trees, and some fruits.
REFERENCES: Adamus et al. 2001, Forbush and May 1955, Miller
1999, Shunk 2004, Terres 1980 |
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