Just wanted to send out another quick reminder.Pine Siskins are actively nesting in several northern Ohio counties right now. This is not terribly unexpected considering the massive number of birds that wintered in the state, but nesting records may be more widespread than expected...including in counties much farther south. If you have siskins coming to feeders right now, watch for any behavior indicative of courtship (pair feeding each other, strange singing displays dubbed the "butterfly flight" display, birds carrying nesting material, etc.). If you observe anything along these lines, slide an email my way or give me a call. It would be great to harvest all of these observations for the Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II. Even better, enter your observation online at: http://bird.atlasing.org/Atlas/OH/Main?home=1 For more on the breeding status of Pine Siskins in Ohio, reference the species account from the first Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas (Peterjohn & Rice). http://www.ohiobirds.org/obba2/pdfs/species/PineSiskin.pdf White-winged Crossbills are still being seen and observations of male-female pairs are especially intriguing. A report to OhioBirds a few weeks ago included an observation of a female collecting "vegetation" on the ground while a male was following her around. The BNA account indicates that males follow females around during nest building. Not sure what became of this Ohio observation but be on the lookout for singing males, male-female pairs coming to feeders, or other behaviors that appear to be courtship related. It would be fantastic to add White-winged Crossbill to the list of Ohio nesting species during the OBBA2 survey period. Good birding! Aaron Boone Project Coordinator Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II (614) 247-6458 www.ohiobirds.org/obba2/ ______________________________________________________________________ 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]