Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Pheucticus ludovicianus

The Rose-breasted Grosbeak breed in central and southeastern Canada, and central and eastern United States. The winter in Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America.

The plumage of the breeding male is striking with its black and white body and the "rose colored" breast. The female has a white breast with streaks of brown. They eat insects, seeds and berries. They also occasionally eat nectar.

Breeding (March-Aug)

Male 04/19/2014 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas Male 04/19/2014 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas	Male 04/20/2014 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas Male 04/20/2014 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas	Male 04/20/2012 - Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas Male 04/20/2012 - Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas
Male 04/20/2014 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas Male 04/20/2014 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas	Male 04/20/2014 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas Male 04/20/2014 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas	Female 04/20/2012 - Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas Female 04/20/2012 - Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas
Female 04/20/2012 - Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas Female 04/20/2012 - Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas	Female 04/20/2012 - Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas Female 04/20/2012 - Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas	Male 04/25/2015 - Boy Scout Woods Santuary, High Island, TX Male 04/25/2015 - Boy Scout Woods Santuary, High Island, TX

Non-breeding (Aug-March)

Female 09/16/2009 - Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan Female 09/16/2009 - Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan

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