The blue grossbeaks are here! We only see them for awhile

[japple]

in the spring. Haven't seen any rose breasted grossbeaks yet, and we didn't see any evening grossbeaks this past winter. We have bluebird babies in the nestboxes, and a nest full of wrens in an azalea bush. I hope we get some mockingbird babies this year. They are my favorites.

Happy Spring!

[schmuls]

1. Can I ask where you live? You sure have a great group of birds!

[japple]

2. I live in North Georgia, and we do have quite a variety.

We've had a bird feeding station here for 26 years. It's better than teevee!

[japple]

3. Saw a rose-breasted grossbeak today! First one of 2006! n/t

[vireo]

4. When did you last see Evening Grosbeak?

It's been about 12 years since I last saw some here in s. Wisconsin. They used to be a regular winter visitor.

There was a rash of reports of Blue Grosbeak here last spring, prompting speculation that it is undergoing a range expansion, along with other southern species (can you say "global warming"?). I have yet to see one, though.

[japple]

5. Sunday, May 14th, I saw the male 1st, then the female, but I haven't

seen them since. I haven't seen the blue grossbeaks again since the initial sighting last week. It has been much cooler in May after an unusually hot April, here in Georgia.