Rare Sighting-Evening Grosbeak Male
I was surprised to look out my window and see this large yellow, brown , black, white, bird at my feeders–and then there were TWO!
I hadn’t ever seen these birds before so I was very excited! I’ve read my Birds of Western NY Book over and over again and so I’m familiar with everything in that book and knew I was seeing something rare for my area.
Hurricane Sandy had just gone thru the area so I thought perhaps it was blown in!
The large bill reminded me of the Rose Breasted Grosbeak which we have frequently, so I just did a search under Grosbeak and sure enough I found my new birds!
These colorful creatures are called Evening Grosbeak and they are males by the looks of it!
Learn all about the Evening Grosbeak at:
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Evening_Grosbeak/lifehistory
Yellow brow markings look like a W
Size comparison
Backside Coloring
Male Evening Grosbeak
See the bird in action in this video I captured:
http://thea-creations.smugmug.com/Wildlife/Evening-Grosbeak-Sighting/26260094_g2nx7b#!i=2186577731&k=5d4JL4P
Do you have any migratory birds that come to your feeders in winter where you live?
Now, Listen to Thea and have yourself a Great Day!!!
~Thea 🙂
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