At 2:35PM on January 10th Mark Rozmarynowycz and I found a flock of 18 Red
Crossbills in the Oak Openings Metropark (OOMP) in Lucas County.  They were
seen low along the bike trail 100m west of Girdham Road. Striking red males
and yellow females were watering as a flock in the ditch beside the bike
trail for about 5min.  They collectively flew southwestward into the thinned
pine stand where the species bred a few years ago (N41.556,W-83.855).

Other notable birds seen within the OOMP included: a Northern Shrike inside
the swath of tornado damage just west of the closed section of Wilkins Road
(N41.541, W-83.840); 2 Pileated Woodpeckers (flying); 15 Pine Siskins (at
Buehner Center feeders); and 5 Red-headed woodpeckers (Red Trail south of
the Girdham Rd sand dunes).

Jeremy Ross

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