Evening grosbeaks and other outliers visit northern Minnesota Beautiful northern visitors may show up at feeders this winter.
By Val Cunningham Special to the Star Tribune January 26, 2021 10:46am Text size Copy shortlink:
Q: We observed some beautiful birds at the feeders at our cabin Up North some weeks ago. We d never seen them before and wonder where they came from.
A: The photo you sent shows evening grosbeaks, which are large, handsome birds with dramatic gold, white and black markings and big beaks. There are many reports of this species being seen at feeders and fruit trees this winter they ve apparently flown down from Quebec to take advantage of tree seeds and fruit in our region.