Hi all --

Barry and I stopped by Woodend, the Audubon Naturalist Society's
headquarters on Jones Mill Rd, Mont. Cty. on spec because it has a lot of
hemlocks and was where WW Crossbills have been found in the (rather distant)
past.

Well, we struck gold with about a dozen White-winged Crossbills feeding in a
large hemlock to the right of the entrance road, just beyond the "gatehouse"
-- we watched them for a short time and then they flew off calling to the
NW. We checked the rest of the property's hemlocks with no luck, also drove
the neighborhood a bit, checking both hemlocks and spruces but could not
relocate the birds.

However it would be worth checking again -- about 25 years ago WW Crossbills
lingered at ANS into April!

Gail Mackiernan and Barry Cooper
Colesville, MD