Jen, I'm in the Olympia area as well and see Evening Grosbeaks at my backyard feeders every year. Significant numbers throughout Spring and less as summer progresses.

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Tony Varela
South Puget Sound, WA
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On Jun 27, 2014, at 12:00 PM, :

> Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 13:07:19 -0700
> From: Jennifer DeSelle <jendeselle at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Evening grosbeaks, eastside Olympia
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> On Weds 6/25 I had three evening grosbeaks visit my feeders-- one male and two females. They stuck around for 10-15 minutes before taking off. They are a very rare visitor to my yard-- only a handful of times over 8 years-- but never before in the summer. Is this common? Shouldn't they be up nesting in higher elevations by now?
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