What Does a Pine Grosbeak Look Like? Nicknamed “mopes” by Newfoundlanders for their subdued and approachable personalities, pine grosbeaks tend to freeze rather than fly when they feel threatened.

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.

Curiously, despite their similar beaks, these grosbeak bird species aren’t all related. Pine grosbeaks are fancy finches, while the evening, rose-breasted, black-headed and blue grosbeaks are ...

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 ...