Rose-breasted Grosbeak
“In last days of August across the upper canopies of our wooded habitat one could still hear the rich, whistling song of the Baltimore Oriole and the super sweet rolling warble of the Rose-breasted Grosbeak.”
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When trying to determine whether the finch in question is a “Purple” or a “House” I have found it helpful to envision the female Purple finch as a miniature version of a female Rose-breasted grosbeak.
While on the topic of birds heard more often than seen (due to preferences for the upper canopy), good numbers of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks with their rich whistling song and Great Crested Flycatchers with their penetrating whee-eep whistles can be found across Cape’s leafy woodlands.
On the early evening of June 12, a female Rose-breasted grosbeak showed up at our feeders.
I also spotted a Rose-breasted Grosbeak with what appeared to be a fledgling high above in the canopy.
Later in the week we had a single male Rose-breasted Grosbeak visit our feeders briefly in the early morning hours.
Other first of season birds on this day include Rose-breasted Grosbeaks (male and female) and a single Purple Sandpiper (Pond Cove).
On May 23 a total of five Rose-breasted Grosbeaks were on the feeders including a season high three females.
Baltimore Orioles and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks (male) continue to visit our feeders daily.
Rose-breasted Grosbeaks have made a good showing across Cape and although harder to see this time of year, one can definitely hear them singing high above in the canopy.
In last days of August across the upper canopies of our wooded habitat one could still hear the rich, whistling song of the Baltimore Oriole and the super sweet rolling warble of the Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
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On Sept. 12 a late season female Rose-breasted Grosbeak emerged from the overgrowth surrounding our garden to give my son and me perhaps what would be our last glimpse of this wonderful bird until next spring.
On September 21 somewhere within the depths of the 21 acres of CELT land next to Great Pond, I came across a Ruby throated hummingbird chasing a late season male Rose breasted Grosbeak through the mid canopy.
On May 2 the big to-do was our first male Rose-breasted Grosbeak of the year (a young male).
After a brief hiatus Baltimore Orioles have returned to our yard and on the 21st the first fledgling Orioles showed up as did a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
Rose-breasted Grosbeaks have made a good showing across Cape through July and although harder to see this time of year, one can definitely hear them singing high above in the canopy.
On September 11 our yard was visited by multiple Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Pine Warblers, a Black and White Warbler and a male Baltimore Oriole.
Late April brought Brown Thrashers, Eastern Towhees, House Wrens, Gray Catbirds and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks to backyards and bushy margins of abandoned hayfields and forest edges.
Baltimore Orioles and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks began to resurface in our yard as of June 17.
House Wrens, Eastern Towhees, Brown Thrashers and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks were sparsely reported.
One bird of our leafy woodlands that I have a particular fondness for is the Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
The leisurely pace of fall migration continued on 9/23 with a single male Rose-Breasted Grosbeak showing up at our backyard feeder along with two Red-breasted Nuthatches.
By the first day in May last year Gray Catbirds had already arrived as had Blue-headed Vireos, Blue Gray Gnatcatchers, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Indigo Buntings and Barn Swallows.
A male and female Rose-breasted Grosbeak also stopped into my yard.
While I continued to spy on the Thrasher from the corner of my yard a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak’s sharp chink call rang out in the distance.
On May 2 Baltimore Orioles started to show up across town and on May 7 both male and female Rose-breasted Grosbeaks started appearing in our backyard to re-power on sunflower and safflower seeds.
Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks and Orioles calling from wooded section.
Also, on June 9 a pair of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks also stopped into my yard.
Lastly, on the morning of September 23 a handsome male Rose-Breasted Grosbeak briefly showed up at our backyard feeder along with a pair of Red-breasted Nuthatches.
On the morning of May 8 the first pair of male and female Rose-breasted Grosbeaks feasted together at our feeder while a Barn Swallow and two Chimney Swifts flew high overhead.
The last two weeks in my backyard have brimmed with activity—boisterous Tufted Titmouse fledglings, a second brood of Eastern Bluebirds, and young Baltimore Orioles and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks joining the mix.
I like to think of them as miniature female Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, though they’re more often mistaken for House Finches.
On May 8, the big to do in my yard was when four male Rose breasted Grosbeaks and one female arrived at the feeder.
I’ve especially enjoyed the activity in my backyard where two pairs of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks have been making frequent appearances.
Several silent Swainson’s Thrushes slipped through my yard on September 4, and a young female Rose breasted Grosbeak stopped briefly at the feeders.
Lastly, on September 21, a handsome male Rose breasted Grosbeak made a brief appearance at our feeders, as did a male and female Pine Warbler that also stuck around for a while.