Aaron Boone and I made a day of birding the Toledo area. We had a pretty good day, and the weather was very cooperative. Here are the highlights: Oak Openings Metro Park - 1 PINE GROSBEAK right in the sweet spot on Obee Rd. and 295 - 19 Pine Siskins at the feeders Irwin Prairie State Nature Preserve - 1 Field Sparrow - 1 NORTHERN SHRIKE (first year bird north of the boardwalk just east of Irwin Road) Secor Metro Park (feeders) - 1 Common Redpoll - 1 Fox Sparrow Woodlawn Cemetery - 18 Common Redpoll (mixed flock with American Goldfinches, Dark-eyed Juncos, and Red-breasted Nuthatches all feeding on sweet gum fruits) Good birding, John -- John Kuenzli Columbus, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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]