Blue Grosbeak

Blue Grosbeak by ricmcarthur
Blue Grosbeak, a photo by ricmcarthur on Flickr.
This is a fairly rare bird for southern Ontario. Their normal range is well south of the great lakes so this is a real treat.

This one was in Windsor, Ontario at Ojibway Park.
Photos are through the picture window at the visitor centre.

You can see the rusty wing bars in this photo.




The bird is a deep dull blue with a thick bill. It has two broad, rusty wing bars.
Passerina caerulea

Comments

Brightcetera said…
The more I look at it, the more I'm amazed at the colour of this bird. Such a pretty boy!
Kim said…
I just had a blue Grosbeak at my bird feeder Saturday, May 19, 2018 we are just a couple of miles northwest of Lakefield, Ontario Funny, at the same time we had a rose breasted Grosbeak in the other feeder KIM
Anonymous said…
My husband saw one at our bird feeder. We live in Ottawa

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