In addition to 5 mourning doves, and the usual cardinals, chickadees, crows, etc. a lone female white-winged crossbill was picking seeds out of various conifers around the Old Field, and in between times, calling insistently. It is unusual to see only one of these birds, particularly in winter when they tend to congregate in flocks. A small flock of bohemian waxwings flew back and forth across the garden, but didn't stop. Natural food sources are rapidly being depleted. The Manitoba maples are almost devoid of seeds, the Amur maples likewise, and all the mountain ash and crabapple fruit went long ago. Down in the Arboretum the only crabapples still with fruit are clearly a last resort for wildlife, although some are now being eaten by robins and red squirrels.