Another winged visitor

While we were crossing Dixon entrance under sail I happened to be below when Matt called me to come look. Perched in our companionway was a slightly bedraggled looking red crossbill. Apparently he either was getting tuckered out and sorely needed a break, or he wanted to try a bit of sailing. He stayed for little while, then eventually flew off. We really hope he made it back to land. We think he just needed a few moments to dry off - right before he landed on our boat the rain had started to pelt us pretty good. The backlighting in the photo makes it hard to see much detail, but if you look close you can see where his bill crosses at the tip.