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Black-headed Grosbeak
jmorlan

Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)

More often heard than seen, but today we had two immatures and one adult male visiting our suet feeders. They are summer breeders in our area wintering in Mexico. This one is in a female-like plumage but note the pale tips to the primary (flight) feathers indicating they were recently grown and fresh. Adults should be molting now with older flight feathers so I judge this to be a young bird. Also I heard a juvenile calling in our yard recently, so it appears they nested successfully.
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Location
San Pedro Creek, Pacifica, California, USA.
Date taken
11 August 2024.
Scientific name
Pheucticus melanocephalus
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Category
North America
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jmorlan
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View count
100
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Device
Canon Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Aperture
ƒ/6.5
Focal length
247.0 mm
Exposure time
1/320 second(s)
ISO
160
Filename
Black-headedGrosbeakIMG_4265.jpg
File size
241.2 KB
Date taken
Sun, 11 August 2024 1:00 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 756px

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