Other than ruby-throated Hummingbirds, the one bird whose return in the spring is guaranteed to generate excitement is the rose-breasted grosbeak. Every spring, I get phone calls and emails from ...

The last time I wrote about rose-breasted grosbeaks was over 10 years ago. Back then, I was experiencing quite a bit of angst over my ability to identify their enchanting song, likened by many to a ...

Named for their oversize beaks, grosbeaks use this handy utensil to crack tough seeds from the scrubby field edges of the Southeast to the boreal and montane forests of the North and West. Curiously, ...

You’ll know if you’ve seen this bird before. Every spring and fall, the rose-breasted grosbeak migrates through Alabama, resting at feeders and bird baths. You’ll recognize its large beak, black and ...

I always get this question — or a variation of it — from at least a few folks about this time of year: “A strikingly beautiful bird is coming to my feeder. It has a big red spot on its white breast, ...

The morning following our recent thunderstorms was pleasant and beautiful, almost nice enough to forget that we didn’t have electricity. But, like a lot of people out in the country, we have a ...