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Pheucticus ludovicianus
The male Rose-breasted Grosbeak, boldly patterned in black, white, and rose, is easily identified. The drab, striped female, however, is more of a challenge, resembling a large sparrow or finch. A common bird of forests and second growth, the grosbeak's song is like that of the robin, only as sung by an opera singer, being mellower and more sweetly melodic.
The Rose-breasted Grosbeak's breeding habitat is open deciduous woods across most of Canada and the northeastern USA. In particular the northern birds migrate south through the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, to winter from central-southern Mexico through Central America and the Caribbean to Peru and Venezuela. The southern limit of its wintering range is not well known; it was for example only recorded in the Serranía de las Quinchas (Colombia) in the 1990s. Seen in my yard.
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Who will not love such cute bird... Thanks a lot Maria share this spotting on Project Noah...This is very wonderful and adorable bird spotting..!!
Thanks, Karen, Nuwan and Emma!
Beautiful Maria!!
BTW Congratulations!!
Awesome series!!!
Beautiful Maria!
Gracias, Gerardo!
Wow beautiful photos!