Hello! Yesterday afternoon, my wife and I drove up to Levi Yoder's residence at 2230 TR 415 in Holmes County near Trail, OH (DeLorme p. 51 D5) to observe Redpolls at his thistle feeder. After arriving around 3 PM, we observed 2 Common Redpolls within 10 minutes. One or two would occasionally visit the feeder over the next hour. At about 4:45 PM, 6 Common Redpolls and the Hoary Redpoll arrived at the feeder, fed for a few minutes, then flew off not to be seen again by the time we left at 5:30 PM. Levi indicated that they aren't usually seen at his feeder after 5 PM. For those who have yet to observe these birds at Levi's residence, pay careful attention in finding TR 415 off of Rte. 515 south from Trail as I passed by the road twice before realizing it was a road, as it appeared to possibly be a driveway up to someone's house. You cannot see Levi's house from TR 415 but his long gravel drive will take you there. The thistle feeder hangs above his deck behind his house and can be observed from the right side (as you face it) of his garage. There is a notepad on top of a fuel tank inside of the garage that Levi asks that visitors sign. On our way home after dinner at Der Dutchman in Walnut Creek, we briefly stopped at Mohican State Park to try our luck at observing the Evening Grosbeaks that have been present this winter at a residence east of the fire tower. The owner was very gracious and one of the nicest people you'd meet! He indicated that 4 female Grosbeaks have been there this winter and are most active in the morning (he saw them yesterday morning). The feeders behind his house cannot be seen from the road but can be seen if one walks into the driveway a bit. His house (I believe it's light gray in color) is one of two on the south side of the road just east of the fire tower, and is the easternmost of the two houses. He indicated that in years past, the Grosbeaks have been there into April before heading north. You may be greeted by one of at least three English Mastiff's who despite their size and somewhat intimidating appearance, are big teddy bears! Rob Lowry Powell, Ohio **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001) ______________________________________________________________________ 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]