"Columbia river, May 27, 1836.--The Evening Grosbeak, Fringilla vespertina, is very numerous in the pine-woods at this time. You can scarcely enter a grove of pines at any hour in the day without ...

Curiously, despite their similar beaks, these grosbeak bird species aren’t all related. Pine grosbeaks are fancy finches, ...

Wingspan of 11.8 to 14.2 inches. These birds can be found in deciduous and coniferous woods, parks and gardens. Evening grosbeaks can occur statewide. They are rare or absent in the state most years, ...