Hi all, Bernie Master passed along news that he had over 30 White-winged Crossbills at Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus between 1 pm and 2 pm this afternoon. He captured 31 of them in one photo, and there were more. The X-bills were, fittingly, in section X which is near the northwestern part of the cemetery, not too far from the Brown Rd. entrance (which is usually closed). There are numerous large hemlock, spruce, and other conifers in that area and that's where the birds were to be found. Many of the large conifers in Green Lawn have a good cone crop, so the birds might linger for a while, and may even be joined by others. If you go, keep an eye out for Merlin, which has been there the last few winters. Info on Green Lawn Cemetery can be found at: http://www.ohiobirds.org/birdingsites/showsite.php?Site_ID=58 Good luck, and don't get your bill bent out of shape if you don't find them right off. The cemetery is 360 acres and crossbills do roam. Key in on the area where Bernie had them, and keep an eye on all of the large cone-laden conifers. Jim Jim McCormac Ohio Division of Wildlife 2045 Morse Rd., G-3 Columbus, Ohio 43229 614-265-6440 614-262-1143 fax ______________________________________________________________________ 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]