Rose-breasted Grosbeaks pass through our state in spring and fall migration. Perhaps no other bird sparks so many I.D. phone calls at the store. They really are cool looking! Spring males are striking with their black head, back and tail, white chest with a large, bright red bib and pale pink bill. Females look like a sparrow on steroids, large, streaky-brown birds with a prominent white eye-stripe and pale pink bill. Most fall males look like a combination of the adult male and female, some black patches mixed in with the streaky brown plumage. Their bibs are a duller red.

Grosbeaks often sit for long periods at feeders as they gorge on sunflower seeds. Like many migrants, they are putting on weight to be able to travel the thousands of miles to their wintering grounds in the tropics. They don't sing much in fall, but occasionally they will do a bit of their warbling, robinlike song. More likely, you will hear their metallic iiik call note.

Check out our new Spiral Light Candles - the Candle with a Twist!!! They are spiral burning and self-filling, basically two candles in one! Watch the video above, and then come in and get one! Available in two sizes and a variety of scents, including Cinnamon, Vanilla, Frankincense, Mountain Woods, Gingered Pumpkin, Cabernet, Vintage Wood, Currant, and Cranberry & Mango. We're wild about them, and hope you will be too!

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