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Birding Reports => Backyard Birding => Topic started by: RKD on April 27, 2011, 07:10:02 PM

Title: Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
Post by: RKD on April 27, 2011, 07:10:02 PM

A sure sign of "spring is here to stay" ...Rose-Breasted Grosbeak is back as of today. I've only had a single male at the feeders today but i'm sure others will follow shortly.

Title: Rose Breasted
Post by: Napper on April 27, 2011, 09:55:05 PM

Hey!!

That is interesting.!!

The last few years the arrival date in Milton has been pretty much May 5th and they are already here or gone by  :cry:

It was 25/77 deg at 400/401  on the way home today 3:00 pm

napper :D

I still had DE Junco's around today :?:

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Post by: Napper on April 28, 2011, 05:21:14 PM

oh!!

just a note, I found this on the weather network today.

wishing it was my photo

napper

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/your_w ... /4348529/1 (http://www.theweathernetwork.com/your_weather/details/1920/4348529/1)

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Post by: RKD on April 28, 2011, 06:40:42 PM

I was kind of surprised to see him too as my first sighting dates have generally been first few days of May. He's still a loner today, waiting for the females to arrive. I usually have 3-4 pairs come  feeding here.

Still waiting to see the Orioles that Halton Hills is reporting. They totally passed us by last summer.

Title: RBGs
Post by: Bill & Jaye on May 01, 2011, 03:24:38 PM

The RBGs arrived here near Tillsonburg this past week.  I have seen 4 pair so far.

Title: rose -breasted grosbeak
Post by: NicoleMaree on May 01, 2011, 06:32:36 PM

We spotted our first rose breasted grosbeak at the feeder early this evening - very exciting for us, as we've never seen one before. We're in the Mulmur hills off Airport Road.

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Post by: Luv2Bird on May 03, 2011, 01:17:14 PM

Saw our first Male RB Grosbeak .. Sunday May 1 at out feeder. He was back this morning.

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Post by: ERC on May 04, 2011, 02:00:26 PM

I saw a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak yesterday when I was preparing my breakfast at about 6:30AM.  He was perched on the outside of the caged finch feeder trying to figure out a way in.  It's designed to keep squirrels out, which unfortunately means that it keeps bigger birds out as well.  We have a hopper feeder too, but the squirrels monopolize that whenever fresh seed goes in.  I got a few blurry photos through the kitchen window, but hopefully he'll visit again soon sometime when the squirrels aren't around.

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Post by: jayzie1 on May 06, 2011, 06:28:18 PM

I have 4 rose breasted grosbeaks at my feeders in downtown Toronto right now.  Three males and one female  :D

First time back in my yard since 2009!

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Post by: Rob'in'To on May 06, 2011, 06:37:02 PM

First RBGB (male) for me ever, hit the safflower feeder this week.  No sign of him since though.  Much like my White-crowned and White-throats...  one day in, next day gone already.  Oh well, at least they stopped in to say, eat and fly.

Title: 3 Males
Post by: Napper on May 15, 2011, 09:26:24 AM

Hey

I've been watching 3 Male Rose Breasted Grosbeaks jockeying for space at my Feeders this morning.

 
Earlier today Looked like a Warbler sitting on the the feeder support watching the Gold Finches. It was  Blueish gray on top yellowish underneath

It didn't stay long.  What a miserable day..

One of our brood is camping on top of the Niagara escarpment this weekend I can't imagine how they could possibly stay dry during the monsoon we had all day Saturday.

Napper :lol:

Title: Two males
Post by: Napper on May 17, 2011, 05:21:59 PM

Just now at supper time

2 male Rose Breasted grosbeaks in our tree waiting for me to refill the feeders.

Also spotted a Magnolia Warbler while walking home tonight. It wasn't difficult  because it almost flew into me then settled back into a tree.

napper :lol:  

Umm  I never get to see Warblers in the spring..

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Post by: ERC on May 18, 2011, 01:48:06 AM

I've not seen any female Rose-breasted Grosbeaks yet, but, since first spotting the male that showed up on May 3rd, I've seen him and another male in the yard nearly every morning.  I put a new kind of seed mix in the squirrel-proof feeder yesterday evening, and both males really seemed to like it; they were around all day today and were actively defending the feeder against the House Sparrows.

Title: A first for me...
Post by: cathief on May 19, 2011, 04:09:15 PM

After all the discussion of RBGs, I was very excited to see one in my yard this morning - a first for me.  I hope he sticks around for a day or two so I have a chance at getting a picture.

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Post by: gary yankech on May 24, 2011, 11:05:37 AM

I have had RBG's, both M/F in my backyard for the past two weeks. Most days the female comes first, followed by the male. He even posed on my rain gutter for a picture (will post soon).  So far this year, even though I have a tiny backyard,  I have spotted 24 different species.  As of early last week a male Baltimore Oriole arrived, still waiting for the female though. He shares the woodpecker feeder with a few Downies.

Gary Yankech