Tom, are you sure? Was this evening grosbeak within Retzer Nature Center, or somewhere else? On the Ben Goss (Waukesha Co.) winter count in December, we actually had a guy who claimed to have had several evening grosbeaks at his feeders at his home, which would have been a little ways west of Kettle Moraine Lapham Peak. I don't know if we were ever confident about those though as he seemed not too surprised that he'd seen them. I guess it is worth keeping an eye out for them though in Waukesha Co. this year. -Mike Duchek, Waukesha, Waukesha Co. -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Mertins Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 1:48 PM To: Wisbirdn Subject: [wisb] Retzer Nature Center - Waukesha Co. There was a surprising amount of activity at the Retzer Nature Center, just west of Waukesha: Thrushes, Goldfinches and (sorry to report) numerous Juncos. The highlight of my observing year came this morning. It was a female Evening Grossbeak. We had a face-off for about 5 minutes as she sat on a branch only 20' away. Not many this far south but in the record according to ebird. Better to be lucky than good ! 19 species total. Tom Mertins Mukwonago #################### You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn #################### You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn