tags: Evening Grosbeak, Coccothraustes vespertinus, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Evening Grosbeak, Coccothraustes vespertinus, photographed in Skagit County, Washington State. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Marv Breece, 25 June 2005 [larger view].
Nikon Coolpix 4300 1/20s f/4.9 iso100.
Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.
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Big honking beak? Yellow eyebrow? I think I know what this one is.
Yellow eyebrow, heavy bill, white secondaries...looks like an Evening Grosbeak.
Ooh, pretty! :-)
Adult male Evening Grosbeak.
It know that one! It's the one which flaps its wings and flies. If my memory is correct, it's called "a bird".
Definitely a Evening Grosbeak! - yellow eyebrow and forehead, big giant beak. A beautiful bird!
blf - you clearly have no idea what you're on about. Flies are unflappable. And Wings split up years ago.
Brilliant, Bob! :-)
Yellow supercilium; white secondaries; heavy white bill - it's a western Evening Grosbeak (gave it western distinction due to location and because the eastern Evening Grosbeak is a brighter yellow).