OK: This year,we have 2pairs of mature Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks + one immature male of that species. In the 2017 season [and for that, whole breeding season, we had two breeding pairs +three nestlings from those matings]. We have a 12 acre woodlot immediately adjacent to our home yard here in south central Huron County SW of the Village of Greenwich. What a treat for all of us who are fortunate enough to welcome these spectacular birds. Dean Sheldon...Firelands Audubon /Ohio Bluebird Society On Sat, May 5, 2018 at 5:02 PM, Marc Schroeder <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I am in Reynoldsburg and have three Rose-breasted Grosbeaks at my feeder > right now. > > On Sat, May 5, 2018, 1:19 PM Lyn Boone <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Fellow birders, I am wondering whether the remarkable abundance of > > Rose-breasted Grosbeaks is widespread this spring. As I type this, I have > > four adult males, two females, and two juveniles at my feeders, far more > > than any previous spring. Other birdwatchers here in Granville (central > > Ohio)are noticing an increase as well. Is this true of other regions of > > Ohio? Also, why would this surge in the numbers of this delightful > species > > occur? Is it a cycle of some sort, or certain food/weather conditions? > I'm > > really interested in what might be causing this. > > > > Lyn Boone > > Granville > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > > Please consider joining our Society, at > > www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. > > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > > > > > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > > listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/ > membership.php. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]