We observed flock of 14 WW Crossbills actively feeding tree tops of tall conifers. They were noisy and flew frequently from one tree to the next near the west gate. Jackie & Tom Bain Y Connected by DROID on Verizon Wireless Jackie Bain Galena, Ohio -----Original message----- From: Leslie Sours <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Fri, Jan 11, 2013 18:02:40 GMT+00:00 Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Greenlawn Common Redpolls, Columbus The birds must have read my post. A single common redpoll showed up at my feeder (near OSU) after the rain cleared out and has been feeding off and on for an hour. A yard bird first. Sent from my iPad On Jan 10, 2013, at 6:37 PM, Leslie Sours <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > After reading all the recent posts about Common Redpolls everywhere BUT my back yard, it was nice to finally meet up with a few. > > I had to drop by GIAC today and was greeted by an American Kestrel just off of the parking lot. > I left at 3:00 and went into Greenlawn Cemetery to find a few birds before the rain arrives. In general, it was quiet everywhere but the pit, where the feeders were swarming with birds. > > It was a great opportunity to work on ID skills with downy and hairy woodpeckers side by side; red-breasted and white-breasted nuthatches side by side; redpolls, pine siskins, and American goldfinches all on a thistle feeder together.....also able to watch the redpolls on the thistle feeder, the sunflower seed feeder, in the trees, and foraging on the ground. They remained for the full hour I was there. There were many woodpeckers, and multiples of everything except the mockingbird and crow. With five feeders, the ground, and the trees to scan, there was action everywhere I looked. Delightful way to break up the cloudy afternoon. > > Birds seen at feeders: (16) > Pine Siskins, small flock > Common Redpolls, 6 > House Finch > American Goldfinch > White-throated Sparrow > Dark-eyed Junco > Red-bellied Woodpecker > Hairy Woodpecker > Downy Woodpecker > Northern Mockingbird > Carolina Chickadee > White-breasted Nuthatch > Red-breasted Nuthatch > Northern Cardinal > American Crow (flew over) > Canada Goose (flew over) > > > > Sent from my iPad > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] ______________________________________________________________________ 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] ______________________________________________________________________ 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]