Forgive me, for I have misidentified . . . they were white-winged crossbills in Shaker Heights (Bertram Woods Library, at Warrensville Ctr. Rd. and Shaker Blvd. eastbound, Cuyahoga County), not red crossbills.  The wingbars should've been a subtle clue.  Even to a newcomer.  Time for Lenscrafters.
 
Lisle

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