White-winged Crossbill Photos

Photography by Terry Sohl

My Favorite: A species that to date, I've only seen in one location...Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. They're known to be wanderers, a species that in winter might show up good numbers, or not show up at all. In southeastern South Dakota, it's definitely the latter, as there have only been a handful of winters that I remember them being reported around here. Mount Pleasant Cemetery has some very large, old spruce trees that often have a good crop of cones, and that's what's the attraction for Crossbills. Curiously, the only Crossbills I've seen there have been White-winged Crossbills, and I have seen them there during three different winters. These photos are all from February 2012.

White-winged Crossbill - Loxia leucoptera


White-winged Crossbill 1 February 5th, 2012 Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, South Dakota	White-winged Crossbill 2 February 5th, 2012 Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, South Dakota	White-winged Crossbill 3 February 5th, 2012 Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, South Dakota	White-winged Crossbill 4 February 5th, 2012 Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

White-winged Crossbill 5 February 5th, 2012 Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, South Dakota	White-winged Crossbill 6 February 5th, 2012 Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, South Dakota	White-winged Crossbill 7 February 5th, 2012 Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, South Dakota	White-winged Crossbill 8 February 5th, 2012 Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

White-winged Crossbill 9 February 5th, 2012 Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, South Dakota	White-winged Crossbill 10 February 5th, 2012 Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, South Dakota	White-winged Crossbill 11 February 5th, 2012 Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, South Dakota	White-winged Crossbill 12 February 5th, 2012 Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

White-winged Crossbill 13 January 21st, 2018 Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, South Dakota	White-winged Crossbill 14 January 21st, 2018 Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, South Dakota	White-winged Crossbill 15 January 21st, 2018 Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, South Dakota