Betty,

Lucky, lucky you. At least the doves have a pretty call. We have several pairs of Evening Grossbeaks that started gathering at VEE Bird Cafe and Emporium last spring. Later in the summer we heard all this racket out at the feeders and there were the adult Evening Grossbeaks running between the feeders and their fledglings who were sitting on branches. The parents were feeding their youngsters from our feeders. This spring, the adults were back, along with last years kids. Once they figure out you have a safe place with lots of food, you have them until the food stops.

Just as a foot note, VEE puts out safflower seeds for the doves that visit our yard.

REE