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DonnaB
Vancleave, MS
(Zone 8b)

January 11, 2007
11:09 AM

Post #3074157

one of my most favorite Migrants

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DonnaB
Vancleave, MS
(Zone 8b)

January 11, 2007
11:10 AM

Post #3074161

this one was sitting in my Scarlet wisteria tree

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DonnaB
Vancleave, MS
(Zone 8b)

January 11, 2007
11:10 AM

Post #3074162

have some good female pics to I have to find

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Murmur
Whidbey Island, WA
(Zone 7a)

January 11, 2007
11:16 AM

Post #3074177

Breathtaking!!!! Gorgeous bird and what wonderful photos you have taken, Donna!
DonnaB
Vancleave, MS
(Zone 8b)

January 11, 2007
11:45 AM

Post #3074221

these were taken right out my bathroom window of my old home
pelletory
Marlton, NJ

January 11, 2007
11:47 AM

Post #3074230

BEAUTIFUL!!!! Thanks so much for posting these Donna!
claypa
West Pottsgrove, PA
(Zone 6b)

January 11, 2007
11:49 AM

Post #3074235

These guys sing as pretty as they look, too!
hem_iamy
Albuquerque, NM
(Zone 7b)

January 11, 2007
11:52 AM

Post #3074249

Sweet compositions with the scarlet blooms Donna! Hear Hear! :)
Haven't seen these guys here...
~Amy
pelletory
Marlton, NJ

January 11, 2007
11:53 AM

Post #3074251

I'll have to keep an eye out for them in summer.
claypa
West Pottsgrove, PA
(Zone 6b)

January 11, 2007
12:22 PM

Post #3074335

Look in the tops of tall trees, they seem to like to hold watch in the late afternoon and sing.
lilyfantn
Kingsport, TN
(Zone 6b)

January 11, 2007
3:50 PM

Post #3074822

Donna B these are wonderful photos! I have never seen one and really hope to some day. I'm green with envy!
TxTurqoize
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)

January 11, 2007
4:03 PM

Post #3074858

wow...absolutely beautiful...I'm envious...! I had a rare visit from a Black Headed Grosbeak last April and was thrilled to get a very quick photo thru the screen in my bedroom window. I had never seen one of these before. The Rose-Breasted is lovely...! Thanks for sharing... :)

Melanie

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linthicum
Linthicum Heights, MD
(Zone 7a)

January 11, 2007
5:35 PM

Post #3075112

I usually see at least one at my feeder during migration. Here is a photo taken on 5/3/06.

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pelletory
Marlton, NJ

January 11, 2007
6:30 PM

Post #3075254

Really nice pic Linth! These guys are so interesting, they must look great flying past at eye level.
betterbloom
Blythe, CA
(Zone 10b)

January 11, 2007
8:07 PM

Post #3075476

I've only seen one in my area, and at that time I didn't have a digital ...how lucky you are to have these birds and get pictures of them. Thanks for sharing them with us.
boojum
Shelburne Falls, MA
(Zone 5a)

January 11, 2007
11:21 PM

Post #3075924

Donna, great shots of one of the most gorgeous birds. They come through in summer and they nest in the area but not here. Boy would I love to see a black headed grosbeak!! Thanks for your quick photo, Melanie!
Murmur
Whidbey Island, WA
(Zone 7a)

January 11, 2007
11:32 PM

Post #3075942

And I would love to see a Rose Breasted Grosbeak - lol!!!! We have the Black Headed variety around quite a bit (not this time of the year, though) and occasionally the Evening Grosbeak during migration.
boojum
Shelburne Falls, MA
(Zone 5a)

January 12, 2007
6:01 AM

Post #3076197

I guess the grass is always greener...
TxTurqoize
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)

January 12, 2007
9:36 AM

Post #3076528

I would love to see any sort of grosbeaks...lol Quite rare here, methinks... :)

Melanie
boojum
Shelburne Falls, MA
(Zone 5a)

January 12, 2007
11:40 AM

Post #3076874

Do you have crossbills there? I once saw them in AZ. I looked up and saw the profile of their beaks above me and blurted out "crossbills". Never have seen them again, even in AZ.
linthicum
Linthicum Heights, MD
(Zone 7a)

January 12, 2007
12:36 PM

Post #3077022

Here's the male Blue Grosbeak which I confuse with the Indigo Bunting, at a distance. I haven't seen an Evening Grosbeak in my area for years and years.

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trois
Santa Fe, TX
(Zone 9b)

January 12, 2007
12:41 PM

Post #3077036

Beautiful pictures! I have seen exactly one Rose Brested on my feeder, last year. No pic.
DonnaB
Vancleave, MS
(Zone 8b)

January 12, 2007
1:55 PM

Post #3077193

my very first experience of seeing them was 6 males and 6 females that stayed for 2 weeks. I had no idea what they were and was totally in awe. I was a newbie Birdwatcher lol
boojum
Shelburne Falls, MA
(Zone 5a)

January 12, 2007
2:47 PM

Post #3077324

Linthicum, that is a wonderful grosbeak and I can see why you would confuse him with an Indigo Bunting (esp. headwise). What is its habitat? (Not home to look it up.) Years ago (20!) I planted grass seed in my yard and when I looked out the small yard was covered with Evening Grosbeaks! Wow. I couldn't decide whether to just watch them or save my seed. I think I waited a while, got my fill, and walked out to set the flock on the wing. And I haven't seen them here since. I guess I REALLY must have scared them. LOL.

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TxTurqoize
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)

January 12, 2007
4:16 PM

Post #3077558

lol boojum...

Beautiful photos...! I know Texas has alot of migrants moving thru during the season...and odd species are beginning to cross the border from northern Mexico (i.e. Green Jays), I just wish they would linger a bit longer for me to get a photo...lol

Melanie
boojum
Shelburne Falls, MA
(Zone 5a)

January 12, 2007
4:46 PM

Post #3077637

Last year I thought I would finally get to TX to go birding but then it fell through. I've got to get there sometime. As you've reminded me, you have so many interesting birds.
TxTurqoize
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)

January 12, 2007
5:37 PM

Post #3077785

lol boojum...I miss the birds in MA when I lived in Acton! I couldn't believe the different species up there. I had never seen nesting robins before, tho they migrate thu here in the Winter...and don't get me started on Eastern Bluebirds! What lovelies... :) Alot of birders do indeed flock here (no pun intended :) in the Spring...especially along the coast and near the border of Mexico. They see some really unusual birds of tropical origins in the Rio Grande Valley. You should get down here sometime... :)

Melanie
debnes_dfw_tx
Fort Worth, TX
(Zone 8a)

January 12, 2007
6:01 PM

Post #3077876

Gorgeous birdie Donna!
Great pics yall!!
Marilynbeth
Hebron, KY
(Zone 6a)

January 13, 2007
1:13 AM

Post #3078966

We only get to see the Rose Breasted Grosbeak, if we're lucky, during the Spring and/or Fall migrations. Would love to have them here year round! Every time I see the male or the female, I get speechless, excited and in awe!

They stop for the sunflower seeds and I try to keep the feeders filled with lots of those seeds during that time, in hopes they'll grace us with their appearances.

I haven't gotten any photos in my yard yet, but DH took this one at the Suncoast Seabird Santuary while we were on vacation last January in FL.

Edited to add... that we don't have any variety of Grosbeaks here and haven't seen any except the Rose Breasted one.

Thanks for sharing all your pics!

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Marilynbeth
Hebron, KY
(Zone 6a)

January 13, 2007
1:15 AM

Post #3078971

DH took this one too at the SSS.

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Marilynbeth
Hebron, KY
(Zone 6a)

January 13, 2007
1:16 AM

Post #3078974

Great photos everyone!!!

DonnaB
Vancleave, MS
(Zone 8b)

January 13, 2007
2:17 AM

Post #3079011

Marilyn a trick I figured out is if you have to take a pic through a cage put your lens against the cage and focus. the cage will disappear so how lol
Marilynbeth
Hebron, KY
(Zone 6a)

January 13, 2007
2:22 AM

Post #3079015

Thanks Donna!
abbyday
Stamford, CT

May 3, 2008
2:22 PM

Post #4901608

Just saw one of these handsome fellows at our feeder yesterday. What a treat!

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DonnaB
Vancleave, MS
(Zone 8b)

May 3, 2008
2:42 PM

Post #4901673

I have 4 that have been here for a week now. 3 males and 1 female. Probably leave in a few days now that these fronts have past

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