Hi to all from Cleveland Metroparks CanalWay Center in Cuyahoga Hts. For the past 2-3 years, including this year, CanalWay Center has had a flock of red-winged blackbirds making their winter residence here. This year's flock numbers 25 males and one female. The males have been heard calling their typical spring calls for the past few days now. Also seen at our feeder is a cowbird. An immature red-tailed hawk has been seen by staff and many park visitors as it perches in trees and on lamp posts near the center. He and a Cooper's hawk have been hunting the feeder all winter. Jo Ann Kubicki Information Specialist CanalWay Center Cleveland Metroparks 4524 E. 49th St Cuyahoga Hts, Ohio 44125 phone: 216-206-1000 fax: 216-206-1008 e-mail: [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]