Elections don’t keep rose-breasted grosbeaks awake at night. (Photo: Jesse Davis) “Wow, that is one honking big sparrow,” my wife said, peering out our bedroom window and into the backyard. The bird ...

You’ll know if you’ve seen this bird before. Every spring and fall, the rose-breasted grosbeak migrates through Alabama, resting at feeders and bird baths. You’ll recognize its large beak, black and ...

The last time I wrote about rose-breasted grosbeaks was over 10 years ago. Back then, I was experiencing quite a bit of angst over my ability to identify their enchanting song, likened by many to a ...

The striking rose-breasted grosbeak is a common bird of wooded habitats across much of eastern and midwestern North America. Singing from the canopy of a deciduous forest, even a brightly colored male ...

Ahem, dear reader: The subject this week is bird breasts. To be sure, the breast is not the first part to examine when trying to identify a bird. The general impression of the bird is the first thing ...

"Hear a rose-breasted grosbeak. At first I thought it a tananger, but soon I perceived it more clear and instrumental. ... It is not at all shy, and our richest singer ... the strain perfectly clear ...

These are the days when readers tell me about the thrill of seeing a magical songbird seemingly dressed in a tuxedo with a starched white shirt and a gleaming red chevron on his chest. It’s the male ...

A male rose-breasted grosbeak may pop up in your yard this month. Every year, the bird astonishes readers with its incomparable plumage. It’s about the size of a northern cardinal with a similar but ...

On April 27, a male rose-breasted grosbeak appeared on a feeder just outside my office window. About the size of a cardinal, but more barrel chested, it was in fresh breeding plumage – black head and ...