A turkey vulture flew across Chagrin River Road in Bentleyville as I was starting off on my errands. First of the year in my neighborhood. I checked Frohring Meadows (Geauga Co.) early this morning, and found three killdeer have returned. On the water 50 mallards and 150 Canada Geese. Made time to stop back in at the Highland Park Cemetery on Northfield Rd. to look for WW Crossbills again. They were still there, but with the high winds they were feeding almost entirely on the ground, probing the fir cones. Maybe thirteen birds, 5 males. Remarkable views, from the shelter of my car. One red breasted nuthatch joined them. Inga Schmidt ______________________________________________________________________ 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]