Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)

 

Photos by Barry Wallace

Common is deciduous and mixed woodland habitats across central and lower eastern Canada and northern-eastern U.S.   This large-sized grosbeak has a distinctive rose red breast and rose red wing linings that show in flight.   It also has a very large and heavy, triangular bill.  Grosbeaks usually stay among the foliage of trees, but are regularly found at feeders, as well as in thickets and suburbs with suitable cover.   They winter from Mexico to South America, and occasionally in the southwest.   

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Barry Wallace