The first record of evening grosbeak in Maine was an incursion in the winter of 1889-1890. The species was not found again in Maine for 19 years.

TERRY THOMAS For the Post RegisterEvening grosbeaks, like this male at Harriman State Park, are a treat to see any time. Jul 23, 2016 Jul 23, 2016 0 TERRY THOMAS For the Post RegisterEvening ...

This seems to be the year of the single bird. Most of our winter birds travel in flocks, or at least in pairs. This winter, however, I have been seeing single birds of several species. The first wa… ...

In my last column, I described the ongoing “winter finch” irruption and wistfully suggested that the charismatic evening grosbeak might soon show up. It was a purely aspirational musing; I was ...

The evening grosbeak’s stronghold is in western Canada and the western U.S. mountains. About a century ago, this species began moving eastward and, eventually, ...

The Evening Grosbeak, the largest finch species of the northern boreal and montane conifer forests, has an intriguing history behind its population numbers and distribution across North America.

These northern finch species have been seen in Ohio this year: evening grosbeak, hoary redpoll, pine grosbeak (for the first time in 20 years), pine siskin, purple finch, red crossbill, redpoll ...

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 ...

Evening grosbeak: In the fall of 2020, we experienced a generational irruption of evening grosbeaks southward. With that, we may experience an echo flight this fall.

Last February, several evening grosbeaks, which we rarely see here, visited our feeder. About the size of robins, the males were yellow with black and white wings, a black tail, and a bright yellow ...

BRAINERD, MINN. – During these difficult times, the outdoors has become the place to be, a safe place so it seems. Thankfully, Minnesota has a lot to offer those willing to step outside. Bird ...