A male Goldfinch and a male Rose-Breasted Grosbeak at the feeder.
The male Rose Breasted Grosbeak is easily identified by its black, white, and red colors. The drab brown, heavily streaked female Rose Breasted Grosbeak resembles a sparrow or a female Purple Finch. In the photo above, you can see the stocky shape and large, thick conical beak of the Grosbeak.
Some Rose-Breasted Grosbeak facts:
* Often lat to arrive in spring (May) and early to leave in fall (September).
* Migrates to Central or South America in fall.
* Prefers oak woodlands and abandoned orchards.
* Builds a twiggy nest in the fork of a densely foliaged shrub or tree, mostly deciduous, 5-25 feet above ground.
* Song is a Robin-like whistle.
* Eggs are oval, shell smooth, with light gloss, pale bluish-green, blotched with browns and purples, wreathed with spots at large end.
