Crossing my fingers for Ohio bird #300 this weekend

[semillama]

Going out with my birding group on Saturday, and White-winged Crossbills are the main target. We had a winter finch invasion last year, but with only one White-winged Crossbill reported. This winter, we've had a major invasion, with White-winged Crossbills reported from all over, sometimes in the hundreds. If we see some on saturday, that will be my 300th bird for Ohio, which is the big "Milestone" number for the state.

I may even go over 300, depending on where we go and how lucky we area - there's some Black-headed Gulls hanging around, and there was one Harlequin Duck up at Cleveland (there was, until some damn hunter blew it out of the water). There's still Pomarine Jaegers around too.

[XemaSab]

1. Good luck!

:bounce:

[semillama]

2. I could could actually take off early today and see some White-winged Crossbills

but I think I want to share seeing Ohio 300 with friends (even if it means I buy everyone a drink, as is the custom in our group for this particular milestone).

[semillama]

3. well, I dipped on them today

even though we visited a supposed slam-dunk location where people had seen them today. Maybe tomorrow...

[XemaSab]

4. Bummer

Good luck tomorrow.

[semillama]

5. Dipped again!!

and of course, someone saw them at the spot I was at afterwards... Perhaps I will take off work early tomorrow and hit the cemetery while there's still light...

[semillama]

6. Got it!

State bird number 300 - a single male White-winged Crossbill!

[XemaSab]

7. Congratulations!

:bounce:

[StClone]

8. There will be more!

Here in Wisconsin W-w Crossbills moved rapidly out of the Central part of the state and are now found by the 100's in the SE part of the state and may well be moving further.

[semillama]

10. Well, I'll be looking on Thursday

Doing a CBC down south of Columbus - keeping fingers crossed!

[livetohike]

9. Congratulations!

Now send that baby over here to PA so I can see him :-).