I've seen fewer Evening Grosbeaks here on Whidbey Island than in the past.
Last summer though, my wife and I saw dozens and dozens in the
Packwood/White Pass area (Hwy 12 between Mt Rainier and Mt St Helens).
There were so many we dubbed it "grosbeak alley".
Steve Ellis
Coupeville Wa
sellis at coup.wednet.edu