Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Its treetop song is a beginning of claiming territories, attracting a mate, and raising another nest of young in a new season.
Description
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Females are drab in compariso, mostly plain brown with two white wing bars and a prominent white eye stripe.
With orange yellow wing linings and heavy streaking on a white breast she is sometimes mistaken for a large sparrow.
Both have the familiar heavy conical bill common to these birds.
Mating/Courtship
These birds are considered monogamous (one male to one female). The courtship consist of the male singing during flight in order to attract a female.Sometimes a courtship dance is offered by the male for the female. This might consist of tipping the head back and holding his tail in an upright position and spread out. He then wags his head and body.
Nesting Habits
Both male and female build the nest. The nest is cup-shaped and built using fine twigs, roolets and weeds. Located in a tree 5 to 25 feet above the ground.The female lays 3 to 5 eggs that are blue green with brown markings. Incubation last 13 to 14 days. Both male and female incubate the eggs.
Young fledge in 9 to 12 days after hatching. Both adult birds feed the young. Can have 2 broods per season.
Feeding Habits
Spring is the time to feed these birds. These birds glean food from tree foliage. Insects, seeds, tree buds, and some fruit are what these birds eat.Try attracting them to your feeders by offering Black-oil sunflower seed in your Bird Feeders.
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