Yesterday, while visiting my in-laws in Port Angeles, we saw a Red
Crossbill land at their feeder! I had never seen one there, and neither
had my mother-in-law. She also told me that both she and my
father-in-law had seen a Crimson Grosbeak (native to Mexico) at their
feeder several times within the last week. I really doubted it at first,
but her report sure fits it and they both went through the entire
Peterson's Field Guide to Western Birds and could find nothing else
remotely similar to what they saw. My mother-in-law is somewhat new to
birding, but is VERY observant, having been taught to observe wildlife at
a young age by her father.

Joanne Schmitt
jschmitt at sprintmail.com
Poulsbo, WA

"The earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs,
but not every man's greed."
- Mahatma Ghandi