An interesting day of birding in Wakeman, Lorain County, with the arrival of pine siskins, my first of the season. Still have lots of gold finches, house finches, white-throated sparrows, RB nuthatches as well as a pair of purple finches. The front yard scared up six flickers no doubt feasting on lawn pasta (grubs). Finally, the downy woodpeckers (2) have returned. Haven't seen any in the yard for quite sometime. A Carolina wren can be heard but not seen. Happy birding ______________________________________________________________________ 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]