Black-headed Grosbeak - Pheucticus melanocephalus

Length 6.5-7.8 in (16.5-19.7 cm)
Weight 1.2-1.7 oz (35-49 g)
Clutch Size 2-5
Chicks at birth Altricial
IUCN Conservation Status Least Concern
Continents:NA
     

The Black-headed Grosbeak breeding range is the western half of the U.S., and southwest Canada. They winter in Mexico. The male has a black head and an orangish breast. They eat pine and other seeds, berries, insects, spiders and fruit.

Breeding (March-Aug)
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Male
05/05/2014 - Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA
Male
05/05/2014 - Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA
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Male
05/05/2008 - Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA
Male
05/05/2008 - Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA
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Male
05/05/2008 - Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA
Male
05/05/2008 - Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA
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Male
05/05/2008 - Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA
Male
05/05/2008 - Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA
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Male
05/07/2008 - Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA
Male
05/07/2008 - Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA
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Male
05/07/2008 - Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA
Male
05/07/2008 - Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA
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Female
07/22/2013 - Aiken Canyon Preserve, CO
Female
07/22/2013 - Aiken Canyon Preserve, CO
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Female
06/09/2009 - Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Female
06/09/2009 - Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
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Female
06/09/2009 - Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Female
06/09/2009 - Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
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Female
05/10/2014 - Mitchell Canyon, Clayton, CA
Female
05/10/2014 - Mitchell Canyon, Clayton, CA
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1st winter male
09/15/2014 - Dexter-Heron Metropolitan Park, Michigan
1st winter male
09/15/2014 - Dexter-Heron Metropolitan Park, Michigan

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