A heavyset finch of northern coniferous forests, the Evening Grosbeak adds a splash of color to winter bird feeders every few years, when large flocks depart their northern breeding grounds en masse to seek food to the south. The Final 2020 Migration Map.
Bursting with black, white, and rose-red, male Rose-breasted Grosbeaks are like an exclamation mark at your bird feeder or in your binoculars. Look for these birds in forest edges and woodlands. In leafy woodlands of the East, the Rose-breasted Grosbeak often stays out of sight among the treetops. Rose-Breasted Grosbeak and Indigo Bunting Migration . Grab your binoculars and get ready! However, its song -- rich whistled phrases, like an improved version of the American Robin's voice -- is heard frequently in spring and summer. With the spring migration complete, we are no longer posting sightings to our 2020 map. The yellow-bodied, dusky-headed male has an imposing air thanks to his massive bill and fierce eyebrow stripe. Shown below is our final map of hummingbird sightings in 2020 across the U.S. and Canada, as reported by our website viewers. We are getting many reports in the store about seeing these beautiful migrants at feeders in the area. Listen, too, for their distinctive voices.
Females and immatures are streaked brown and white with a bold face pattern and enormous bill. In 2020 we received over 13,000 "first sighting reports". This map depicts the seasonally-averaged estimated relative abundance, defined as the expected count on an eBird Traveling Count starting at the optimal time of day with the optimal search duration and distance that maximizes detection of that species in a region. Where the range of this species overlaps with that of the Black-headed Grosbeak on the Great Plains, the two sometimes interbreed.

During this time of year we are lucky to have two very special seasonal feathered friends in our area - the Rose-Breasted Grosbeak and the Indigo Bunting. It will not be too long before species such as this Rose-Breasted Grosbeak return from their overwintering grounds in Mexico ... Spring is on the way!” (02/28/2020) From Elk Grove, IL: Dawn said …