Evening Grosbeak

Evening Grosbeak

A male evening grosbeak fluffin’ its feathers as it rests on a branch of an apple tree.

From National Geographic Complete Birds of North America:

“A large stocky, boldly patterned finch with a very short tail and heavy bill.

ADULT MALE: Uniquely patterned, the body is rich golden brown, becoming darker brown on head and black on crown. Both the forehead and eyebrows are bright golden yellow. The tail and wings are black; the latter has contrasting pure white secondaries and tertials. The pale yellowish green bill is large for a finch.

FEMALE: The body is a grayish brown above, buffier on underparts, collar, and rump. The throat is almost whitish and has a distinctive dark malar stripe. Like the male, the wings are black, but the secondaries are not as pure white and have a dark edging, and a white base to the primaries forms a white patch visible in a folded wing. There are large white spots at the end of the tail. The wing and tail pattern are conspicuous in flight.

Voice CALL: Flight calls of eastern birds a ringing clee-ip or peer; western birds give a clear, whistled tew, similar to the Olive Warbler but louder. SONG: Seldom heard and poorly described.”

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