A phone call from the Shively party reports two flocks totaling 15-20 white-winged crossbills along the main road near the pit at Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus. They were in Sec 77, in hemlocks in the narrow end. Very quiet while feeding, observers were surprised to see how many birds were present when the birds left the site. No crossbills were found at the site I mentioned yesterday. It seems patience, or luck, is the requirement, but quite a few birds are around. A red-breasted nuthatch was at the feeders at the pit. The pit is an old water-filled quarry reached by following red stripes in the center of the entrance road.This species continues its incursion and is worth looking for in fruiting mature conifers anywhere in the state. Bill Whan Columbus ______________________________________________________________________ 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]