Finally, I saw my first Rose Breasted Grosbeak (male) on my feeder today. My sister saw one a couple of weeks ago, about 2 miles from me. The one I saw stuck around all day. Maybe he'll be back tomorrow. Tried to get a photo, but a car scared him off, just as I was about to snap the pic! :( Jan

I am in SE Michigan. I saw a Male Oriole at my hummingbird feeder(no hummers yet) on Monday and yesterday I had the Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Has anyone seen the Phoebes yet? Connie

Thanks! I tried to sneak back and take a photo when the sun was out for about 20 minutes but the oriole stayed away. Meanwhile, it went back to raining again. It's been mostly raining off and on-mostly on- a slow drizzle for weeks now. Meanwhile, the leaves are opening and I can see my hopes for more warbler photos in a sunny woods fading. But last year, when the weather stayed fair during spring migration, KY suffered a severe drought that lasted until this current rain, so I should be grateful for it. Now they're putting out flood warnings.

Caroline- Maybe I should switch some of my feeders from a 'nesting' mix which has added dried fruit and nuts to the BOSS. The woodpeckers really like that mixture. I wonder if the grackles would be less interested in the sunflower seeds. I'd do just about anything to reduce their presence at the feeders and I'm not too fond of doves either. As for upside eating- we have our suet feeder hung upside down and we're amazed at quickly the grackles and wrens learned the trick. Not all of them just some of the more clever ones. We're still waiting for our rose breasted to show up - but it only stays for a day or two and then is on it's way north but while it's here it sits at the feeder for a really long time.