Look for The pine grosbeak is a large, stout finch with a short, heavy bill and a long, black tail. The male pine grosbeak’s head and back are a striking reddish-pink that spreads down onto its breast and belly. Its flanks and rump are gray, while its wings are black with two white wingbars. Female […]
Look For This handsome bird is mostly grayish. Adult male has a black face, yellow breast, and large yellow patches in the wings and on the rump. Female has an all-gray head and less yellow elsewhere. In flight, both sexes show white under-wing linings and a yellow rump. Lawrence’s goldfinch is 4 ¾ inches in
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Look For The lesser goldfinch is so named because it is our smallest goldfinch (4 ½ inches long). Adult male is dark olive above with a black cap and yellow below. Breeding-plumaged male American goldfinch has a canary yellow back and white rump. Lesser goldfinch has a dark back and rump. Female is pale olive
Look For White-winged crossbills are named for their best field mark (white wing bars). Red crossbills lack any white in the wings and are more brick red in color. Adult male is pinkish red overall with bold white wing bars on black wings. Females and young birds are brownish and very streaky overall; they also
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