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Birders

cyclonefence

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5. Thirty-five years ago, in Altoona PA

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Thu Nov 19, 2020, 11:16 AM

Nov 2020

We had a swarm of hundreds of grosbeaks. They filled the trees. Ours were rosy-breasted, which are prettier (imo), but a swarm of these big guys is a wondrous thing.

Thanks for posting this. Due to illness and depression, I'd stopped filling my feeders since summer. I got right out there!

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Evening Grosbeak Irruption Year [View all] catbyte Nov 2020 OP

We had a few pairs safeinOhio Nov 2020 #1

Oh, I would love to see them again NRaleighLiberal Nov 2020 #2

There was a flock of eight here (Worcester, NY) Harker Nov 2020 #3

My in-laws saw a flock in far northern WI - Ashland County. Firestorm49 Nov 2020 #4

Thirty-five years ago, in Altoona PA cyclonefence Nov 2020 #5