I spent the day looking for crossbills around the Liberty watershed office compound in Carroll Co. I was there from 0725-1005 and 1405-1520. Though I did not see any crossbills in the morning, Dave Harvey and Gail Frantz saw about 5 Red Crossbills there around 0815 in the big pine near the woodpile and fairly close to the road. In the afternoon a flock of calling crossbills flew into the pines in the far back of the compound between the offices and the residence. They were too far away to be identified positively though they sounded and looked like Reds. Since the compound is closed on the weekend I had to get the telescope. The birds had disappeared into the pines but occasionally moved around. About five minutes later a pair of White-winged Crossbills moved to the front of one of the many bundles of pine cones and allowed myself and Robert Hilton a clear view in the Questar. After they dropped out of sight it was nother ten minutes before the next bird showed itself when a female Red Crossbill jumped to the peak of one of the trees and perched for a few minutes, eventually turning for a broadside view. There were a few Pine Siskins around in the morning, but other birders found a large flock of siskins near the boat ramp. Red-breasted Nuthatches are common in the watershed. Bob Ringler