Hello! While running errands today, my wife and I made quick stops at the Scioto River in Columbus where accessed from Riverside Drive just north of Lane Avenue (where the frisbee golf course is located), with a second stop at Greenlawn Cemetery. On the Scioto River, we had great close up looks from the parking area of an immature male Surf Scoter. Other birds of note observed from the parking lot included Redheads, Buffleheads, Common Goldeneyes, Black Ducks, one male Canvasback, Ring-Necked Ducks, and one female Hooded Merganser. At Greenlawn Cemetery, action at the pit feeders was slow, but we had great looks at the Merlin atop the sycamore tree in Section 70, and phenomenal looks at about 25 to 30 White-Winged Crossbills in the northwest corner of the bridge area near Section 53. The WWCR were feeding in a spruce tree and were observed at the base of an adjacent hemlock tree. Others there reported that the WWCR were very active in that area for over 2 hours. After about 20 minutes of observation, they flew away to the north but appeared to stay within the confines of the cemetery. Rob Lowry Powell, Ohio **************Great Deals on Dell Laptops. Starting at $499. (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1217883258x1201191827/aol?redir=http://www.dell.com/co ntent/products/features.aspx/laptops_great_deals?c=us%26cs=19%26l=en%26s=d hs%26~ck=anavml) ______________________________________________________________________ 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]