The front finally brought white-winged crossbills to the two big hemlocks in my small backyard just now, several pairs which tended to stick together...maybe more, as silent flocks moved through as mere silhouettes. The rest of the daylight might bring more across 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]