18/05/2025
A new bird at the feeder. The Rose-breasted Grosbeak is a true harbinger of spring, a traveler from a tropical land, and when it returns from its winter grounds, we can be assured the warm weather is right behind it.
Some people may not know the name of this black-and-white bird with the red patch on its chest, but it is one of the prettiest and best-traveled songbirds in North America.
This bird spends the snowy season in Mexico and Central America, and some even find their way to the Caribbean, but in the springtime, they return to their temperate breeding grounds.
In the summer, they spend much of their time looking for insects, but if you keep an eye out, you will also see them at your bird feeder. If you take some simple steps to make your backyard more bird-friendly, you should see them coming around quite often.
