grosbeaks

Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak On Migration Through Arkansas

By Mia McPherson|April 27th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Sebastian County|Tags: adult, Arkansas, feeder, garden, grosbeak, grosbeaks, handsome, male, migrating, migration, perched, Pheucticus ludovicianus, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Sebastian County, seed, spring, urban, yard|

This Rose-breasted Grosbeak that I photographed in Steve Creek's yard, isn't a lifer for me, but these images are the best I have taken so far of this species.

Black-headed Grosbeak in the Wasatch Mountains

By Mia McPherson|July 5th, 2020|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Black-headed Grosbeaks, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, Black-headed Grosbeak, breeding plumage, canyon, female, first year, flowering shrub, flowers, foraging, grosbeak, grosbeaks, immature, male, mountains, perched, Pheucticus melanocephalus, riparian habitat, shrub, summer, willow thicket|

I was happy that I decided to photograph the striking Black-headed Grosbeak instead of the Downy Woodpecker that was at least forty feet in front of me.