Five birds share the name grosbeak and sport thick bills—but the similarities stop there. Look for these colorful fliers ...

Pine grosbeaks are named for their stubby, thick bills, which they use to munch seeds and snip buds and needles off trees. Showy pink-red feathers on the male’s head, ...

When hiking through subalpine forests in Colorado, the pine grosbeak is a treat on the treeline trail. I often encounter them when hiking in the mountains near timberline at around 11,000 feet.

The pine grosbeak has an extremely wide distribution, occurring in forests of northern Europe, Russia and North America. In North America, it is found in open coniferous forests, from Alaska to ...

Pine grosbeaks don’t seem to be very common anywhere during the nesting season. Although they nest all across northern North America (including Southeast) and in the mountain west, ...

There are a lot of different aspects of birding that make the activity rewarding. These include getting a great look at some species, getting a great photo, finding a rare bird, seeing a “lifer ...

However, use of the name grosbeak can cause taxonomic confusion. We have four grosbeaks in Maine: the evening grosbeak, pine grosbeak, rose-breasted grosbeak, and the uncommon vagrant blue grosbeak.

There are a lot of different aspects of birding that make the activity rewarding. These include getting a great look at some species, getting a great photo, finding a rare ...

The red and dark pine grosbeak and the black-headed grosbeak have been very rare visitors to our state. They arrive from the west. Both the rose-breasted and blue grosbeaks are here for the summer.

Pine grosbeaks go for the meat Tue., Feb. 19, 2013 Saturday, February 16th, we had six female Pine Grosbeaks in our yard in Veradale -- definitely a new yard bird for us.

When we get to the end of January, we are about halfway between the winter solstice of December and the vernal equinox of March. This midwinter time is marked by many interesting phenomena. For ...

Pine grosbeak: There is a widespread good to excellent crop of Mountain ash berries Lake Superior eastward. This should keep most Pine Grosbeaks closer to home this winter.