Evening Grosbeaks

This large flock of Evening Grosbeaks visit here on a daily basis.  They know the platform feeder very well.  Although they do just fine on their own eating the buds of maple, willow, oak and elm trees, to name a few, we enjoy offering them some sunflower seeds during the winter.  They also drink maple sap by breaking off small maple twigs.

We sprinkled some seeds on the hard

packed snow for the rest of the flock!

As you can see, it was freezing rain when I captured these

images, but that didn't stop either of us!!

Male Evening Grosbeaks

Pair of Male Evening Grosbeaks

Assuming three is a crowd??

These plump, yellow-bellied Grosbeaks were a pleasant sight for us to see and hear while enjoying our morning coffee!!  They love sunflower seeds and flock to the feeders when there is a good supply.  They don't mind sharing with some of the regulars, mainly our blue jays, gray jays, juncos and chickadees and we cannot forget the downy woodpeckers.

Do you want to hear an evening grosbeak? click on this link for their unique chirps and calls!!