I have been wondering about this as well along with interest in the number of Baltimore Orioles I have at my feeders. I have anywhere from 4-6 Orioles and about the same with the Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. I generally get only one or two of each early on, then they go. Not this year. Karen Macedonia On Sat, May 5, 2018 at 1:18 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] > -- Encourage each other daily while it is still today. Hebrews 3:13 ______________________________________________________________________ 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]