Hello Birders, Imagine my amazement when I looked out at my yard on the edge of the Rocky River valley to see eight Evening Grosbeaks! Per Jen Brumfield's suggestion, I have been applying black oil sunflower seeds liberally to my lawn and deck. The Evening Grosbeaks were on the deck during late morning today. After my neighbor came out into her yard to rake leaves, the birds disappeared. Have not seen them again today. New yard bird for me. Birdifully, Penny O'Connor Cleveland west side, on the edge of the Rocky River Valley, near CLE airport Penny O'Connor 4534 Grayton Road Cleveland, Ohio 44135-2324 (216)676-4859 [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]