Rossford Island View Park. 5:20 - 6:40 P.M., cloudy, temps in the 40's, winds NE 10-15mph. I was damn chilly this evening wearing a lightweight jacket over a short-sleeved shirt and dress shoes. I'm still cold. Anyway, I saw a pair of cooper's hawks. One provided several good close looks in the heavier cover in the middle of the park. I watched him perched low and flying through the brush and trees. I must have made him nervous, because he eventually perched high in a tree further away. Another cooper's came into the area and they both flew toward Eagle Point.

A wad of at least 50 crows flew into the park together and perched in a couple of trees. Numerous groups of grackles and other blackbirds were hammering their way downriver. Robins, song sparrows, red-winged blackbirds, killdeer, and carolina wrens were singing.