I counted at least 50 in our Empress tree this noon. I used to be so excited in the springtime when six or seven would briefly appear. "Uncle Louie" is right!

Mary Shane
Montesano, WA

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From: tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu [mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Cleland
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2011 10:12 AM
To: Neil and Carleen Zimmerman
Cc: tweeters
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Evening Grosbeaks

We, too, have had the fun of having Evening Grosbeaks coming to our feeders - maximum of 7, usually 5. This has been going on for 3 weeks (we reported 3 to the Seattle CBC). A pair of Townsends Warblers and our trio of California Quail make daily appearances for at least a few minutes.

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Robert Cleland

Professor (Emeritus), Biology Dept. Box 355325
Univ. of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-5325
Phone (206) 543-6105; FAX (206) 685-1728


On Sun, 16 Jan 2011, Neil and Carleen Zimmerman wrote:

> Hello Tweeters,
> About 2 weeks ago, I reported that we had about a dozen Evening
> Grosbeaks for about two weeks. Now two weeks later, that flock has
> grown to about 25 birds. They spend a large part of the day at our
> feeders. I know that on the Seattle Christmas count there was only one
> Evening Grosbeak reported. Our group heard and saw that lone bird at
> Discovery Park. I don't know if the Everett count had any. I haven't
> seen any other reports about the grosbeaks.
> They are kinda like "Uncle Louie" at the holidays. Great to see
> when he shows up but you start to wonder if you can afford to feed him
> after a couple of weeks. Still, they are exciting to hear and see in
> the neighborhood.
>
> Neil Zimmerman
> Brier, WA
>
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