Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)
Large stocky finch
Bright orange yellow back
Large pale greenish, yellowish conical bill
Yellow forehead and body
Brown head and upperback
Black wings with large white patch, short black tail
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Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) |
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Size
Length 7.25 - 8.5 inches, wingspan 13.0 - 13.75 inches
Weight
60 grams, 2.1 ounces
Habitat
Forrest edge, mountains, gardens
Nest
Open cup of twigs, grass, moss lined with roots usually in conifers
Eggs
2 - 5 pale blue green eggs speckled with dark brown, grey and olive, incubation 11 - 14 days, fledge 13 - 14
Food
Seeds, berries, fruit, insects, sap, buds of deciduous trees
Voice
Song a eries of short musical whistles, call similar to house sparrow - a chirp
Characteristics
Feeder foods: Peanuts, Safflower, Fruit (apple), Millet, Bread
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