The Rose-Breasted Grosbeak

"Wild Bird Profile: The Rose-Breasted Grosbeak","  Males are black and white with a bright pink patch on their breast and inside their wings.
 First summer males are similar to males but have browner plumage and a duller pink patch on their breast.
 They also breed along the Appalachian mountain range.
Movement: Based on banding data, RB grosbeaks breeding in the eastern U.
 winter in eastern Central America and South America and western breeders are found in Mexico and western Central America.
Food: During the breeding season, RB grosbeaks eat equal amounts of insect matter and vegetable matter including fruit and seeds.
  RB grosbeaks are often found at feeders with black-oil sunflower seeds.
Sound: The male RB grosbeak song sounds incredibly similar to scarlet tanagers and American robins.
 The grosbeak song has few pauses compared to robins and is less crass compared to tanagers.
 They have eggs and nestlings between May and July and generally have only one brood.
Similar species: Rose-breasted grosbeaks are closely related to the black-headed grosbeak but looks entirely different.
Interesting fact: If you open the wings of the grosbeaks, you will see a bright orange (female) or bright pink patch of feathers.


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