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Index of Subjects I have always noticed when there was a flock of evening grosbeaks around there was also a couple of sharp shinned hawks. It always seemed to me that grosbeaks were their favourite food. I used to have large flocks of grosbeaks but have not seen more than a couple of birds in the last few years. Since they have declined in numbers so have the sharp shinned hawks. I have not see any hawks this year. Roland (Barrington) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia L. Chalmers" <Patricia.Chalmers@ukings.ns.ca> To: "NatureNS" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 10:06 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Evening Grosbeaks? > Hi there, > > A friend in East Gore phoned me today to ask if there have been any > reports this year about the status of Evening Grosbeaks. (I know that > many of us used to see large flocks back in the 70's, but they have been > more localized for several decades. I'm not asking about that.) > > In her area, she regularly hosts a small number at her feeders in the > winter, and then in mid-March a great many arrive (50-100) and throng her > feeders for a couple of weeks before they disperse. This pattern, which > she has observed for years, didn't happen this year. She has seen only > three so far this year, two in January for a few days, and a single bird > in March, for one day. > > Is anyone seeing Evening Grosbeaks in expected numbers this year? Has > anyone detected a recent change? > > Cheers, > > Patricia L. Chalmers > Halifax >
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