2 males showed up in southern Indiana yesterday (5/7) and have been on the feeders fairly constantly; one prefers the berry suet, the other likes the black oil sunflower seeds. The males will arrive in mid-spring and are soon followed by the females a few weeks later. I hope so, they are gorgeous! The Blue Grosbeaks breeds throughout much of the southern U.S. and are expanding their range north. Have seen only the Snow Bunting,Evening Grosbeak and Common Red Poll here on Gray Road in Ithaca and I have been feeding and watching for 55 years. Eric Dockett (author) from USA on May 19, 2020: @Marion - They do seem to let people get fairly close. The grosbeaks showed up in my Catskills neighborhood this weekend. This spring I have noticed an increase in the number of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks at my feeders. A simple birdfeeder with medium to large perches is all it takes to attract the Rose-breasted Grosbeak. As mentioned above, the Rose-breasted Grosbeak is not closely related to finches but is in fact a member of the Cardinal family. There may be more. First male came May 3. I usually don’t feed this late so I didn’t know what I was missing! Women is gray overall along with blue wings, rump, and tail. However, it can manage with tube feeders intended for smaller perching birds when necessary, and (at least in my backyard) has shown a fair aptitude for problem-solving when it can’t quite get to the seed it wants. I live in Indiana I have a lot of rose breast grosbeaks i n my yard a, Ihavealotof rosebreated grosbeaks in my yard as of5 -7-19. The male pine grosbeak is pretty in comparison to the female ones. This is the time for those of us in the North to spot this busy traveler while we can. 5/3/2019. Is this normal ? novenber 27 upstate ny still have a groesbeak at feeder. Thanks for the info about migration ranges. We also have a birdbath close to the feeders that they go to. I have tried to get a picture but they fly away if I go outside. We have a lot of cardinals at our property all year round and pleased to see a species we never saw before. WW2 Bombing Range 2 days ago Another Bird Blog. Spare Parts and Pics. Have had them the last couple of years here. Thank God for the internet to identify it, Several Orioles, 3 male grosbeaks and one grayish hummingbird showed up in Anderson, Ind. Beautiful!!! Wildscreen's Arkive project was launched in 2003 and grew to become the world's biggest encyclopaedia of life on Earth. The male and female of the species look like two very different types of birds. So far we have four males and 2 females. Two gorgeous males with two females arrived at our East Lansing, Michigan feeder today. Some species are less common than others. We have one bird that comes to the feeder I call the "upside down" bird. Today, i was able to identify 2 grosbeak females enjoying the seeds in the feeder. 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