This is a medium sized songbird. It has a large, thick and
pale conical bill.
Rose Breasted Grosbeaks are one of the most beautiful birds to visit our backyard feeders. Unfortunately not everyone gets to see them. If you are fortunate enough to see them in your yard please tell us about them.
What type of feeders do you use? What type of food did they eat? My readers would love to hear your story. It is easy to do just fill in the areas below and you can even add pictures. One you're finished you will have your very own page published with your name in the title!
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Grosbeaks in Aurora, Ohio





We have seen the female and a baby grosbeak at our Squirrel Buster Plus feeder this summer. We are feeding coarse shelled sunflower seeds with a seed hoop ...
The Returning Grosbeak





I had watched migrating male grosbeaks since 2005. They would come to my feeder every early May, then disappear in one day. This year I saw a male and ...
So many Rose-breased Grosbeaks, I couldn't count





About 2 weeks ago, there were so many coming to the feeder, that I could'nt get a count. Not being familiar with my birds, I had to find out what they ...
Rose Breasted Grosbeak in South St Paul, MN





We have had 1 or 2 in the past years, but never like what we are getting this year! Our granddaughter (7) started to count how many sightings to our feeders,...
Rose Breasted Grosbeak in New Ulm, Minnesota





Unfortunately, the Rose Breasted Grosbeak in my yard hit my window this morning. She was stunned badly and looked like her wing was in bad shape. But she ...
rose breasted grosbeaks in woodbury minnesota may 2011





Hi I just spotted two males in my tree close to my family room window. Have never seen them before and had to look them up. I took a photo with my phone ...
Rose Breasted Grossbeaks in Vernon Hills IL May 7th 2011.





We spotted yesterday and again today, 3 Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks in our backyard, eating from our bird feeders, May 6th and 7th in Vernon Hills IL. I've ...
rose breasted grosbeak





We have black oil seed in our feeder. May 5, 2011, three male rose breasted grosbeaks were here and still here today may 6. hope they stay for the summer,...
My Spring Surprise





I feed a large variety of birds from my back deck and shepherds hooks at my front window. To my surprise and delight I saw a very unusual bird at my front ...
I love Grosbeaks!





Today ( 5/2/11) for the first time ever, on a rainy, dreary day, I saw a real live male Rose-breasted Grosbeak! He was so wonderful! I love his red breast!...
rose breasted first time ever





april 28 evening. two male grossbeaks at my feeders i have never seen these birds before.i live in viola illinios.
Video of Grosbeak





Squirrel Eating His Easter Bunny
Here is the camera that Fred uses:
Wingscapes WSCA02 Birdcam 2.0 8MP Digital Camera With Flash ...
Rose Breasted Grosbeaks short visit





Every year around April 21st I get a visit from the Rose Breasted Grosbeaks that are migrating through! I live in Rutledge Georgia out in the country and ...
Rose Breasted Grosbeaks in Southen Il. back yard.





We live in a small quaint village named Cobden Il. My husband and I have had bird feeders out year round for years and I cannot express enough how much ...
Rose Breasted Grosbeak





I live in Chelsea, Alabama and am enjoying seeing for the lst time a male rose breasted Grosbeak at my feeder. I had to look on the internet to find out ...
Grosbeak Sighting





We live in Hopkiton, Massachusetts and have a coupe of rose-breasted grosbeaks that must be nesting near our home.
When we watched a segment run by ...
Rose Breasted Grosbeak-Feeding





One fine day I was in my living room watching TV on the soft couch. During the commercials I checked my feeders outside the large window.
I realized ...
Rose Breasted Grosbeak





During early May, 2010, in Russellville, MO we saw two unusual birds at our feeder filled with sun flower seeds.
Researching the web, we found they ...
Our visiting Rose Breasted Grosbeaks





We live in Pasadena MD and every year we have 1-3 Rose Breasted Grosbeaks visit our feeders in the back yard. They are very territorial when at the feeders ...
iris





The rose breasted grossbeaks usually arrive about the same time as the orioles in early May. They also will feed from the oriole feeders. I put out half ...
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak Video





The Grosbeaks are Migrating South
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Saw one just today in South Georgia near Albany. Had never seen one before, had to google a picture. I assume he is migrating and I won't see him again....
Splishing and splashing taking a bath
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We have a small on the ground fountain with gurgling water.
I noticed the female splishing and splashing taking a bath.
the male came by to see what ...
Mysterious Grosbeaks
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We have had rose breasted grosbeaks in past years but not this year. After I researched their feeding preferences my husband put out a platform feeder ...
My first ever, male Rose Breasted Grosbeak
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I have an open platform feeder hanging by the sliding door. I heard some crunching of black oil sunflower seeds and when I looked over, there he was in ...
MY Grosbeaks LOVE this birdseed! WOW!
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Ever since I've 'indulged' in the premium #2 Sunflower Chips from my local shop, my feeders are PACKED with birds- including my Grosbeaks (now a mating ...
Mating pair of Rose Breasted Grosebeaks at my feeder in CT!
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For 3 years now, we have had what we think is the same pair of mating Grosbeaks at our feeder. Last year we saw an immature female too (I said to my daughter,...
Beautiful Red Breasted Grosbeak and the partner
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I live in Davison, Michigan and have been here for 40 years and never had a red breasted grosbeak at our feeders. They are beautiful. It is now June ...
Safflower Seeds
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I have 3 pairs of Rose Breasted Grosbeaks visit my tray feeder usually 3 times a day. Usually mid morning, mid afternoon, then just before dark. The ...
Rose Breasted Grosbeaks in Morris, NY
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I have multiple male & female grosbeaks flitting between the apple tree and the front porch.
They enjoy the suet feeders as well as the Pennington ...
Rosebreasted grosbeaks and Baltimoire Orioles love split peanuts
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I live in Michigan=I usually bring my peanut feeder with cracked peanuts in the fall, but this year to my amazement, the Grosbeaks and Orioles along with ...
rose breasted grosbeak
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This is the first time that I have seen rose-breasted grosbeak at my home. They are so pretty I sure hope that they stick around for the summer.
Video of Female Rose-breasted Grosbeak
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05/01/2011 - Male Rose Breasted Grosbeak in Lyles, TN
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We have not seen this bird very much here in Tennessee, but we had some Black Oil Sunflower Seeds. We have the seeds just laying in a plastic bowl right ...
Two male grosbeaks in central Indiana (Noblesville) - May 7
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We are having a rash of sightings of multiple rose breasted grosbeaks this spring. They stuck around for two days and hopefully will linger. What a joy ...
rose breasted grosbeaks in Bridgeview
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Have had rose breasted grosbeaks in my yard for 3 days now (May 7,8 and 9). It started with one male. Now today on May 9, 2011 I have 3 males and one ...
Mothers Day Suprise
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We live in Michigan west of Lansing. We have a feeder with black oil sunflower seeds in the front yard by the corner of the front porch. We saw this ...
birds
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Just filled my feeders and I saw these 2 beautiful birds with black, white bodies with a red patch on chest. I got my husband to look them up. I've never ...
Rose-breasted grosbeak in Lindenhurst IL, May 8, 2011
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This Mother's Day morning I saw a very colorful bird on my backyard feeder containing cardinal food. I had never seen a bird with markings like this, so ...
grosbecks
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We have 4 pairs of rosebreasted grosbecks at our feeders this year arriving on May 1st. We are absolutely delighted. We never had more than 1 or 2 at a ...
Another Grosbeaks Video
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Rose-breasted grosbeak male brown in color?
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Hi Susan,
That was very interesting information about the male Rose-breasted grosbeaks winter migration coloring. I had forgotten about your information ...
Male Rose Breasted Grosbeak
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I was happily surprised to look out the kitchen window & see a male rose breasted grosbeak on the nyjer seed feeder. He remained there for quite some time,...
Male Rose Breasted Grosbeak
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I was happily surprised to look out the kitchen window & see a male rose breasted grosbeak on the nyjer seed feeder. He remained there for quite some time,...
May 4th, 2011 first sightings of beautiful rose breasted grosbeaks, ..
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May 4th, 2011 first sightings of beautiful rose breasted grosbeaks, it's a very rainy, raw day, temps in the low 50's. I have a squirrel proof feeder with ...
Male and Female Rose Breasted Grosbeaks
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May 4, 2011 (Middle Tennessee) I caught the female a couple days ago, but she flew off before I could get my binocs. I saw her out there again today and ...
May 4th 2011 rose breasted grosbeak
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First time I have seen one - on the feeder at noon - appropriate for lunch - feed is black sunflower seed placed between woods and lawn. Both male and ...
Good Luck This Year With R-B Grosbeaks
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We live in Pinckney, MI, which is about 15 miles NW of Ann Arbor. For the past several years we've always had one nesting pair of RBGs in our yard, but ...
The Grosbeaks in Oxford, MS.
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We are enchanted with our grosbeaks which arrived around 2 weeks ago. This is the first time they have taken over the feeders and we are so happy! In ...
Rose Breasted Grosbeaks / Cambria, Illinois
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We live in Southeren Illinois. We have in previous years had 2 to 3 Rose Breasted Grosbeaks at our feeders. This year so far we have 6 males and 2 females....
Very striking bird at the feeder.
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I have moved to Morganfield,Ky a couple of years ago. I have had so much fun watching the birds at my feeders. Some that I have enjoyed I had never seen ...
Rose Breasted Grosbeaks
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I saw a rose breasted grosbeak on my thistle feeder. It didn't stay long at all, but it was definitely a rose breasted grosbeak. I went to the internet ...
Beautiful Rose Breasted
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Today is May 2, 2011, and I saw my first rose breasted grosbeak on April 26th. I had never seen one in my life and was just thrilled. I am feeding a ...
two males
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Two males and possibly one female eating cracked corn out of a flat open bird feeder. We leave in northern Indiana and this is the first time we have had ...
Rose Breasted Grosebeak Visit
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I live in Seneca, Il the Illinois River. Don't believe I've ever seen these birds before. Saw one from a distance the other day and mistook it for a ...
Rose Breasted Grosebeak Visit
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I live in Seneca, Il the Illinois River. Don't believe I've ever seen these birds before. Saw one from a distance the other day and mistook it for a ...
Rose Breasted Grosbeck at my feeder
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We have a large feeder with many visitors every day. Today I came home and saw these spectacular birds there. We put no mess mix in the feeder. Enjoy ...
My First Rose Breasted Grosbeak
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I have 3 feeders and 2 suet blocks hanging from a Butternut tree outside my living room window. I love to watch what kinds of birds come to eat.
This ...
Feeder Report Muscatine iowa
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We mostly ground feed with Black sunflower seeds as the squirels also get fed at the same time.
A hand full of in the shell peanuts and that covers the ...
In my backyard in PA
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This is the second year we've seen Grosbeaks at our bird feeder. They are beautiful birds and we enjoy watching them. I fill my feeder with only Safflower ...
Beautiful strangers in our yard
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We love to watch the birds at the feeders in our front yard. We looked outside this morning and saw these two new birds. They were so pretty I had to ...
Most Beautiful Bird
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This morning, in Tulsa, OK, on April 26, I was drinking coffee and watching my bird feeder that has a suet feeder attached. A beautiful Rose-breasted ...
Grosbeak pairs sighted
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We live in Hayti, Mo (the Bootheel of MO). I was so excited yesterday to see a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak at our feeders. We have a black oil sunflower ...
Rose Breasted Grosbeaks in Southen Il. back yard.
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We live in a small quaint village named Cobden Il. My husband and I have had bird feeders out year round for years and I cannot express enough how much ...
Rose Breasted Grosbeaks in Chickamauga, GA
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The first rose breasted grosbeaks arrived at our backyard feeders at the end of April about four years ago.
I thought that someone's pet bird had escaped....
First Rose-Breasted Grosbeak I've Seen
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Went out to sit on my porch this morning, of course watching my birds and to my surprise, I saw this beautiful bird I have never seen in my life. A little ...
handsome visitors
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I am enjoying the beauty of the rose-breasted grosbeaks at my feeders .they love the blackoil sunflower seed in my hanging feeder . The last few days ...
grape jelly
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I have been feeding the orioles grape jelly, now today the grosbeaks are eating the jelly too. I'm wondering if they are feeding their babies as they have ...
GROSBEAKS AND ME.
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MY HUSBAND AND I ORIGINALLY LIVED IN AMENIA NY FOR OVER 70 YEARS. SIX YEARS AGO WE MOVED TO FLORIDA. A RENTAL HOUSE IN AMENIA NEEDED SOME WORK, SO WE ...
Grosbeak and a dove
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Today I saw my rose-breasted grosbeak eating on my feeder and looking down at a dove that was sitting on the baffle below.
He was stretching his head ...
Rose Breasted Friends
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We live in Western NY, Chautauqua County. We started feeding birds last year when we moved to a new home. I noted 10 different species at one time at ...
Rosebreasted Grosbeaks Mr. Calm
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My male Rose-breasted Grosbeak arrives at my red Heritage sunflower seed feeder nightly, amongst the flurry of the sparrows, cardinals and black birds ...
grosbeak at my feeder
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I have a platform feeder about 5 1/2 feet off the ground. I feed black oil sunflower seeds and pure suet year round. Over the last week, I have discovered ...
Rose Breasted GrosBeak a Peoples Bird
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Hello, my name is Josh, I'm 24 and live in a small town in Central Michigan, yesterday (a nasty chilly and wet day) I noticed a Beautiful bird on my back-...
Rose Breasted Grosbeak
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My parent's have had this yard in central New Jersey, an acre of wooded property for 25 years now. Suddenly there were new "sparrows" in the yard. We ...
nice surprise
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It was the end of April and we noticed a strange bird at our feeder one morning. After researching we found it was a rose breasted grosbeck.
Absolutely ...