Mike E messaged me from Sagamore Hills, "Red Crossbill - just now heard, then seen flying from one tall evergreen to another. Single bird. " Definitely early compared to historical dates, but they've already been reported in Ashland and Holmes Counties this month. Hope they're omens for this winter's finches. Craig Caldwell Editor, The Ohio Cardinal Ohio Ornithological Society "Ohio's Birding Network" ______________________________________________________________________ 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]