BLUE GROSBEAK
(Passerina caerulea - formerly Guiraca caerulea)

 
 
Blue Grosbeak has rust-colored wing bars and also a heavier and more conical bill than the similar Indigo Bunting.
 
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Blue Grosbeak
California Gulch, Santa Cruz County, AZ
May 16, 2009 ©John Schwarz
   
Blue Grosbeak
California Gulch, Santa Cruz County, AZ
May 16, 2009 ©John Schwarz
Blue Grosbeak    
OTHER MEMBERS OF
(FAMILY CARDINALIDAE)

     BUNTINGS
          Blue Bunting
         
Indigo Bunting

         
Lazuli Bunting
          Painted Bunting
          Varied Bunting

     CARDINALS
          Northern Cardinal
          Pyrrhuloxia

          Red-crested Cardinal          

     GROSBEAKS
          Black-headed Grosbeak
         
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
          Yellow Grosbeak
         
    

   
    Blue Grosbeak - 1st summer male  

Blue Grosbeak
Cape May, NJ
May, 2006 ©John Schwarz

  Blue Grosbeak - 1st summer male
Fort DeSoto Park, St. Petersburg Beach, FL
April 20, 2007 ©John Schwarz
Blue Grosbeak - 1st summer male   Blue Grosbeak  
Blue Grosbeak - 1st summer male
Fort DeSoto Park, St. Petersburg Beach, FL
April 20, 2007 ©John Schwarz
  Blue Grosbeak
Big Bend NP, TX
May 2, 2007 ©John Schwarz
Blue Grosbeak   Blue Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Big Bend NP, TX
May 2, 2007 ©John Schwarz
  Blue Grosbeak
Big Bend NP, TX
May 2, 2007 ©John Schwarz
 
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Blue Grosbeak
Cape May, NJ
May, 2006 ©John Schwarz
 
  Blue Grosbeak
California Gulch, Santa Cruz County, AZ
May 16, 2009 ©John Schwarz