An unusually long-tailed black-and-white corvid with a black bill. In good light, black on wings and tail shine with ... rowing wingbeats, but the birds are easily able to quickly change direction ...

In February and March, male red-wings travel north from their southern wintering grounds and find good spots for nesting and ...

Bold face pattern with white eyebrow, bordered above and below with black. Ruby red iris of adult visible at close range. Gray to blue-gray crown contrasts with olive back and darker wings and tail.

How a winter irruption of white-winged crossbills in the Adirondacks sparked a lifelong passion for birdwatching.