The striking rose-breasted grosbeak is a common bird of wooded habitats across much of eastern and midwestern North America. Singing from the canopy of a deciduous forest, even a brightly colored ...

The handsome black-headed grosbeak is the western counterpart to the East’s rose-breasted grosbeak, and the 2 even occasionally hybridize where they come into contact in the western Great Plains.

According to the news release, 57 migratory birds, including painted and indigo buntings, rose-breasted grosbeaks, and cardinals, were rescued and released back into the wild. Officers also seized ...