Species BirdsEvening Grosbeak

Evening Grosbeak

Hesperiphona vespertina

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Illustration of Evening Grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina)

The Evening Grosbeak is a large, exuberant finch of boreal forests that irrupts southward in spectacular numbers in some winters, descending on bird feeders in flocks demanding sunflower seeds with raucous 'clee-ip' calls. Males are strikingly colored with yellow, black, and white and bold yellow eyebrows. It was once strictly a western bird and has expanded eastward since the 19th century.

Habitat
Boreal and montane conifer forests; irrupts to eastern US feeders in winter
Diet
Seeds, especially sunflower at feeders; also insects and berries in summer
How common
Uncommon

Best time to see a Evening Grosbeak

The best time to see a Evening Grosbeak is January–June, when about 66% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 8,343 research-grade iNaturalist observations.

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