Hi, The decline in evening grosbeak numbers certainly is not apparent here! I feed 60+ evening grosbeaks throughout the morning and into the afternoon. A professional wildlife photographer here in December reported 180+ here at one time. There are also lots of redpolls with the occasional hoary redpoll. Also gold finches, nuthatches, pine grosbeaks and chickadees. I feed evening grosbeaks year around. They do not frequent the feeder as regularly, or for as long, during the summer. But they certainly add to the color when the rose breasted grosbeaks, orioles, finches and other birds are here. The location is on the canadian border in extreme North North Central MN. Feeder site actually overlooks Canada. Other items of note here include year round eagles (many nests in vicinity), pelicans in large numbers at times and 40+ wood ducks feed in front yard in May (gone by June). Hummingbirds in good numbers (20 # + sugar consumed last august). If anyone is interested they are welcome to contact me. Its a very private location and you won't see it from any roadway. Take Care Tom Crumpton
