It was a red letter day at FWG today, when I saw 10 of these beautiful birds. Back in the 1960s and 1970's, these birds were abundant, and in fall and winter would sweep into the city in huge flocks, descending on feeders and cleaning them out in no time. This feat gave them the nickname of "greedybeaks"! But then, numbers of grosbeaks coming into the city dwindled and by mid-1980's they were not being seen in the same numbers, and by the 1990's it was difficult to find them anywhere within city limits or even nearby. This autumn, recent reports of these birds have appeared from many parts of southern Ontario, so... it was no wonder some should appear at the FWG!