Birds Identified: Evening Grosbeak
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Evening Grosbeak has these characteristics:
- Still perching
- About same size as robin
- Mostly brownish, or with many brown streaks or spots
- Mostly dull green or brownish green
- Yellow or orange
- Underparts plain
- Bold markings present (patches or blotches of black, white, or color)
- Crown patch
- Wing bands or bars
- North summer (June through August)
- North winter (November through February)
- South winter (November through February)
- Wood habitat
- Field habitat
- Perched high (generally above middle of trees when perched or foraging)
- Perched low (generally below middle of trees when perched or foraging)
- Occurs in flocks (from 4 or 5 to thousands)
- Smooth, clear calls (can be imitated by human singing voice or whistling)
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Eric Haines,
erich@acm.org