The striking rose-breasted grosbeak is a common bird of wooded ... Winter male: molts into winter plumage before migrating. Brown-edged head and upperparts, barred rump, and dark streaks on ...

The handsome black-headed grosbeak is the western counterpart to ... Length 8.3". Adult male: plumage is striking: a cinnamon-colored body including collar, with entirely black head, mostly ...

The female is the same size as her mate and has appealing plumage ... as pine grosbeaks are hefty songbirds. Once they find a winter food source, they typically stay until it’s depleted.

During winter snowstorms, along with rosy finches, the pine grosbeak may move to lower elevations ... unique and musical songs and bright colored plumage of reds and yellows.