We headed out for lunch watching waterfowl, but ended up with more
winter birds. Just out the back door, a racket alerted us to 24
white-winged crossbills in the hemlock over our back porch. Ponds out in
the western metroparks were all frozen, but we found a northern shrike
in a honey locust about 50 yards from the vis. center at Prairie Oaks
Metro Park west of town. A staff member came out to look at it through
the scope, and reciprocated by telling us they have four short-eared
owls in the surrounding fields this winter; we didn't see one, but they
have been spotted by day. Never did see 57 degrees and sunny, either...
Bill Whan
Columbus

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