We have had Evening Grosbeaks at our feeders on a regular basis for several
years, along with their young later in the summer. They arrived about a
week ago. We don't seem to notice a year to year fluctuation, probably
because we are mostly seeing the breeding pair or two.

Dan Logen
Stanwood

----- Original Message -----
From: <Birding4Brad at aol.com>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 5:20 AM
Subject: Evening Grosbeak.


> Thur. I saw my first male Evening Grosbeak at my feeder in about
three
> years. It was in full breeding plumage and it was spotted around 4:30 in
> Puyallup. I wonder if anyone else is starting to spot them. It seems
it's
> true that some years are invasion years and others they are non exsistent.
> Brad Wilson Puyallup WA. birding4brad at aol.com