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Black-headed Grosbeak
A loud songster...which in many
areas of west No. America is a
familiar harbinger of spring.
areas of west No. America is a
familiar harbinger of spring.
Pheucticus melanocephalus
(L 8.25" WS 12.5" WT 1.6 oz)
Boise
02Jun2019
© Curtis
Marantz
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Macaulay
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Pheucticus in Greek means shy;
melanocephalus in Greek
means black-headed.
melanocephalus in Greek
means black-headed.
© BirdNote,
Bob Sundstrom
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December
A magical thing
And sweet to remember.
“We are nearer to Spring
Than we were in September,”
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December.
(Oliver Herford)