Date: 7/1/25 9:17 am From: David Zittin via groups.io <dzittin...> Subject: [southbaybirds] Two behavioral first for our backyard
Hi Birders,
I was late getting seed out this morning when a female Black-headed Grosbeak arrived and landed on our empty seed feeder. Instead of leaving, she jumped onto the oriole's jelly feeder and spend the better part of a minute eating grape jelly. A first for us.
A few minutes later, I noticed what I thought was a female Black-headed Grosbeak on a feeder support. But its feathers were fresh and bright compared to the adult female we have been observing over the past several weeks. A few moments later, the adult male, who was gorging on seeds, flew over and fed what turned out to be a juvenile, which explained the bright feathers.
The adults have been visiting our seed feeder over the past several weeks.
I posted a couple of photos at https://ebird.org/checklist/S255933407. These were taken through our not-so-clean kitchen window with bird protector strings outside the window, so they aren't the greatest quality.
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