The handsome black-headed grosbeak is the western counterpart to the East’s rose-breasted grosbeak, and the 2 even occasionally hybridize where they come into contact in the western Great Plains.

Showy pink-red feathers on the male’s head, chest and back, and bold black ... The Cornell Lab of Ornithology suggests using large sturdy tube, platform or hopper feeders, as pine grosbeaks ...

Males in most plumages unmistakable. Plumage of females and first-fall males is very similar to plumage of female black-headed grosbeak. Call: a sharp eek, squeakier than the black-headed’s.

In fact, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology reports that ... Next, learn more about black-headed grosbeaks and pine grosbeaks. Bubba Scales is the former owner of a Wild Birds Unlimited store in ...

The only true “grosbeak” that is commonly seen in Teller County is a summer visitor and breeder, the black-headed grosbeak. Joe LaFleur studied wildlife biology and communications at Colorado ...