EASTERN HIGHLANDS & UPPER OHIO RIVER VALLEY 
An atlas block-busting effort produced a 
Blue Grosbeak in Carroll, OH 30 May (C. Mc- 
Claugherty), exceptional for the ne. Alleghe- 
ny foothills. An early Indigo Bunting was not- 
ed in Washington, PA 3 Apr (E Brown). A win- 
tering Dickcissel in Franklin, OH was last ob- 
served 15 Mar (B. Simpson). Another feeder 
visitor appeared in Warren, OH 2-9 Apr (A. 
McVey). In Pennsylvania, single Dickcissels 
were at M.C.W.M.A. 7 May (R. Ferry) and at 
Bensalem, Bucks through 10 Apr (D. Molot- 
sky). Western Meadowlarks were detected in 
five Ohio counties this spring: Holmes (fide 
RHr), Logan (TSh), Ottawa QP). Paulding 
(MD), and at two locations in Wood (T. Kemp, 
RLy m.ob.). One was in Lykens, Dauphin, PA 
2-11 May (S. Zook, ph. D. Weber). Ohio Yel- 
low-headed Blackbirds returned to Ottawa 16 
Apr (J. and H. Rose) and Lucas 18 Apr (RNl), 
while several were on territory at Metzger in 
late May (SWs). One was in Lancaster, PA 12- 
22 Apr (CC et al). Two Brewer’s Blackbirds 
were n. of Killdeer Plains OH 28 Mar (BWh), 
and one visited a feeder at Peach Bottom, Lan- 
caster, PA 20-22 Apr (BS). Oak Openings 
Metro Park, Lucas, OH hosted up to 13 Red 
Crossbills 15-18 May (MA, J. Lesser, G. Cotti- 
er, m.ob.), and another visited Franklin, OH 
28 Mar (S. Landes). A female was observed 
feeding a juv. at Hamlin L., McKean, PA 21 
May OF)- White-winged Crossbills were plen- 
tiful and widespread throughout the Region. 
High counts in Ohio were of 25 birds each in 
Washington 1 Mar (B. Hohman), Summit 9 
Mar (D. Powers-Kissel), and Woodlawn 
Cemetery, Lucas 14 Mar (T. Haney), with 20 
remaining at Kidron Park, Wayne 3 May (D. 
Weaver). The species peaked in West Virginia 
2 Mar with 200 in Cabell (CE, K. Kazmiers- 
ki), with 13 remaining in Ohio 17 Apr (S. Al- 
baugh). In Ohio, stragglers were seen in 
Wayne through 10 May (M. Weaver), in 
Hamilton 5 May (8; JyS), and at Holden Ar- 
boretum, Lake 24 May (4; R. Thompson). In 
Pennsylvania, 39+ were in Washington 3 May 
and 22 were in Nazareth, Northampton 23-28 
May (ph. RW), a flock that included juvs., 
which suggests local nesting. There are no 
confirmed breeding records for Pennsylvania. 
In Fremont, Sandusky, a female was observed 
collecting nesting material with an attendant 
male and carrying it to a nearby pine stand 16 
Mar, but nothing further came from this ob- 
servation (R. Morton). A late Common Red- 
poll visited a Lake feeder 10 May OP), while 
30 were on S. Bass 1., Ottawa 7 Mar (E. Heine- 
man, fide L. Brohl). Capping an impressive in- 
cursion in Ohio were reports of Pine Siskins 
exhibiting nesting behavior statewide (C. 
Caldwell, CH, S. Butcher m.ob.). Some 100+ 
at Lake feeders 8-10 May (JP) were followed 
by stragglers into Jun. In Pennsylvania, Pine 
Siskins were confirmed breeding in 
Northampton (S. Boyce), Westmoreland (D. 
Matuza), Lancaster (J. Bosler), Dauphin (DH), 
Philadelphia (E Windfelder), and Washington 
(S. Greenfield). A female Evening Grosbeak 
was in Lake 29 Apr QP)- 
Observers (subregional compilers in boldface 
type): OHIO: Dane Adams (DA), Matt Ander- 
son (MA), Rick Asamoto (RA), Emil Badk 
(EB), Tom Bartlett (TB), Gerry Bennett (GB), 
Charles Bombaci (CB), Aaron Boone (AB), Jill 
Bowers Obo), Jenny Brumfield QBr), Neil 
Cade (NC), Phil Chaon (PC), Gary Cowell 
(GCo), Becky Cullen (BC), Jim Cullen (JC), 
Julie Davis QD), Micki Dunakin (MD), Sher- 
rie Duris (SD), Vic Fazio (VF), Robert Foppe 
(RF), Bruce Glick (BG), Ray Hannikman 
(RH), Robert Hershberger (RBr), Craig Holt 
(CH), Kenn Kaufmann (KK), Kevin Kline 
(KKl), Ned Keller (NK), Chris Knoll (CK), 
Jay Lehman OLh), Gabe Leidy (GLy), Robert 
Lowry (RLy), Jim McCormac QMc), Kent 
Miller (KM), Mary Misplon (MM), Ben Morri- 
son (BMn), Rick Nirschl (RNl), Doug Over- 
acker (DO), John Pogacnik QP), Robert Royse 
(RR), Troy Shively (TSh), Dave Slager (DSr), 
Su Snyder (SS), Jay Stenger OyS), Brenda 
Tekin (BTe), Rob Thorn (RTh), Suzanne Wag- 
ner (SW), Samuel Weaver (SWr), Bill Whan 
(BWh), Sean Williams (SWi), Sam Woods 
(SWs), Adam H. Yoder (AHY), David H. Yoder 
(DHY), James F Yoder QFY). PENNSYLVA- 
NIA: Nick Bolgiano (NB), Chuck Chalfant 
(CC), David Eberly (DE), John Fedak (JF), 
Kevin Fryberger (KF), Greg Grove (GG), Al 
Guarante (AG), Jonathan Heller QH), Paul 
Hess (PH), Deuane Hoffman (DH), Steve 
Kacir (SK, Delaware Valley RBA), Jon Kauff- 
man (JK), Rudy Keller (RK), Scott Kinzey 
(SKi), Robert Leberman (RC), Larry Lewis 
(LL), Geoff Malosh (GM), Mark McConaughy 
(MM, Central PA Birdline), Jerry McWilliams 
QM), August Mirabella (AM), Nick Pulcinel- 
la (NP), Bob Schutsky (BS), Amy Taracido 
(AT, RBA Western PA), Rick Wiltraut (RW). 
WEST VIRGINIA: Wendell Argabrite (WA), 
Cynthia Ellis (CE), Jeanette Esker, Wilma Jar- 
rell (WJ), Andy Newman (AN), J. Northeimer 
ON), Matt Orsie (MO), Gary Rankin (GR). ^ 
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Shaker Heights, Ohio 44122, fbcvireo@shcglobal.net) 
Gabe Leidy, 3606 Burger Avenue 
Cleveland, Ohio 44109, fnparula@yahoo.com) 
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835 Jacobsburg Road , Wind Gap, Pennsylvania 18091 
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