What a treat that would be. Hopefully people will keep posting sightings
so we can an opportunity to see one.
Thanks,
On Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 12:39 PM Simbeck, Damien J <
dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I spoke with my co-worker that reported Evening Grosbeaks near Norris
Reservoir recently. He said they were at the Doakes Pond area (about 9
miles east of LaFollette on Hwy. 63). He also said there were 8-10 birds.
TVA manages several grass fields in that area and they were seen while he
was working in those fields. He said a contractor who had been working in
the area earlier had seen them on previous trips, but did not know what
they were. I would suggest birding along Doakes Creek Road (north and
south of Hwy. 63) and Old Middlesboro Hwy, as several of the TVA fields are
accessible there. We also manage fields along Powell Valley Marina Drive.
A report on the Alabama listserv this morning mentioned Evening Grosbeaks
seen near Pensacola, Florida. This may be the winter to see them again
(for us older birders who grew up with them in the 70’s and 80’s)!
Damien Simbeck
Killen, AL