36 Evening Grosbeak

• A group of Evening Grosbeak are called a; Gross.
• We saw a Gross and this was the only male.  He stuck out like a sore thumb.  A great number of immature males and females found Willow's bird feeder.  The female Evening Grosbeak differ from the female Pine Grosbeak in the yellow coloring of the neck versus the olive coloring of the Pine.  Both very striking coloration.
• Surprisingly these birds eat a great deal of raw salt.  They can also eat up to 95 sunflower seeds in a five minute span.
• They are a large member of the Finch Family of birds.