Hi All (and Phyllis),

As one of the New England autumn editors for "North American Birds" and a
long-time CBC complier and participant in the frozen northland there is no
doubt whatsoever that the great Evening Grosbeak flocks of the 1960s-1980s
are no more. There has not been a big flight up north since the1990s, the
last count of 200+ on my own count was in 1993. New England seems to be
seeing its own breeding population circulating around in the winter these
days - no single count higher than 50 to 70 and large areas with no
"screaming yellow hogs"; as we used to fondly refer to them. Wish there were
more of them around lately, I never thought I'd miss 'em.

Good Birding,

Walter Ellison

23460 Clarissa Road
Chestertown, MD 21620
phone: 410-778-9568
e-mail: 

"A person who is looking for something doesn't travel very fast" - E. B.
White (in "Stuart Little")

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phyllis Grimm" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 12:18 PM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Evening Grosbeaks


      ­I used to enjoy seeing Evening Grosbeaks at my feeders here in
Reisterstown but not any more. My records show that the last EVGR seen here
was on May 3, 1996--over 8 years ago. They used to show up in both fall and
spring. Is anyone seeing them in middle Maryland?  Is this decline
widespread?
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      Phyllis G. Grimm­
      ­Reisterstown, MD