Greetings Birders, Has no one seen Evening Grosbeak during this snowy cold weather? In '93 and the next couple of years just after I came to Buladean there was erratic flocking at my feeders. It was always startling to see the large thick conical bills. Their color was similar to the American Goldfinch but they are so huge. I would also see Purple Finch among the House Finch. It seems that the House Finch will disappear for several weeks then one or two will put in an appearance, then a nice flock of 6 to 8 will gather at my feeders. They will be present for several days to several weeks then I won't see them again for awhile. The Goldfinch are the same. For several days or weeks I will have a flock of 10 to 11, then I won't see them for a while. During this period of snow and cold I have only had one... And this one has been a regular. This season I will have one Purple Finch at a time feeding but they never linger. I have had both males and female this season so they are not the same Purple Finch. Just wondering.. I would love to have some refugees from the weather further north. Will continue to check to see if anyone else does. Tess Cumbie Buladean, NC ( In the mountains near Johnson City, TN) =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 =========================================================