hello all it's been a long time since I've had anything to add. I've been 
following the crossbill irruption for a while and of course keeping an eye 
on every cone-bearing tree for our latest visitors. I soometimes think my 
area of the state is a bit barren bird-wise when I see some of the 
postings going up.  It seems a lot of avian friends pass just to the west 
of me. 
    However today after hiking a couple of snow-covered miles through Mill 
Creek park in Youngstown, my wife and I spotted three female white-winged 
crossbills in the parking lot of Fellows Riverside Garden.  We also saw 
several pine siskins earliers at the feeders at Ford Nature Center. The 
crossbill is a lifer for me and the siskins were a rare treat.  Hoping for 
spring soon.
Lou Loibl Liberty Township Trumbull County

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