Dear Caryn and Tweeters,
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I just checked my records, and I have found Evening Grosbeaks in the winter season?(late November-early March) in Skagit County about six or seven times per?winter, over the past twenty-plus years. They turn up regularly, but not always predictably.
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Yours truly,
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Gary Bletsch

Near Lyman, Washington (Skagit County), USA

garybletsch at yahoo.com

"Nun," sagte ich, "wenn ich ein Taugenichts bin, so ist's gut, so will ich in die Welt gehen, und mein Glueck machen." Und eigentlich war mir das recht lieb, denn es war mir kurz vorher selber eingefallen, auf Reisen zu gehen, da ich die Goldammer, welche im Herbst und Winter immer betruebt an unserm Fenster sang: "Bauer, miet' mich, Bauer, miet' mich!" nun in der schoenen Fruehlingszeit wieder ganz stolz und lustig vom Baume rufen hoerte: "Bauer, behalt' deinen Dienst!"


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>To: 'Caryn Schutzler' <BLUEDARNER1 at SEANET.COM>; tweeters at u.washington.edu
>Sent: Saturday, September 7, 2013 7:07 PM
>Subject: RE: [Tweeters] E. Grosbeaks in Winter? / Caryn / Wedgwood
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>I have them in my book for December 2006; and, they stayed for a while.
>I think there were 8-10; I was so excited!
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>Wings,
>Jane
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>Neil W. Burkhardt
>Jane Stewart
>McComb Gardens
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>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Caryn
>Schutzler
>Sent: Friday, September 06, 2013 2:35 PM
>To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>Subject: [Tweeters] E. Grosbeaks in Winter? / Caryn / Wedgwood
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>Hello Tweeters -
>
>Looking at my old Peterson guide? I notice I have marked sighting of EG's in
>my garden in March (3/3/87) and Jan (1/27/93). Curious if anyone else has
>ever seen them in winter and where? But now that its approaching fall,
>wondering about their movement patterns. I see they are common but
>irregular. As I mentioned to a few others, our first sighting of them was on
>a window feeder (a small one at that) with at least 3-5 of them chowing
>down! What a sight that was to walk into the room and see a mini-flock of
>them on the window! I know they also enjoy the samaras on the vine maples -
>so I hope they come and have a feast.
>
>It's great being able to Tweet when having a cold - can still feel like I'm
>birding - vicariously at least!
>
>Caryn / Wedgwood (still just hearing them)
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