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Black-Headed Grosbeak Photo

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Latitude: 31° 43' 12.5" N, Longitude: 110° 52' 44.25" W, Coord: 31.72014°, -110.87896°
Filed under: Arizona, Bird on 5/23/2009

This male Black-headed grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) is one of many that flitted among the trees in upper Madera Canyon. There were females too but their coloration was not as striking.

Black-headed grosbeak, male., Pheucticus melanocephalus, Copyright Phillip Colla, image #22911, all rights reserved worldwide.
Black-headed grosbeak, male. Madera Canyon Recreation Area, Green Valley, Arizona, USA.
Image: 22911  
Common name: Black-headed grosbeak
Species: Pheucticus melanocephalus
Location: Madera Canyon Recreation Area, Green Valley, Arizona, USA
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Shot at Bill Forbes’ Upper Madera Canyon “drip”, which I visited and described recently.

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