MALE & FEMALE PINE GROSBEAKS, ALGONQUIN PROVINCIAL PARK - VISITOR CENTRE, NIPISSING COUNTY, ONTARIO, 1/24/2026 - NEW SPECIES TO LIFE LIST

   We can ID these birds as male and female Pine Grosbeaks as follows:

• Merlin bird photo ID app identified both the male (photos 1& 2) and female (photos 3 & 4) as Pine Grosbeaks.

      MALE

• Pinkish-red head with short, dark eyeline.
• Thick, stubby and short blackish bill.
• Pinkish-red underparts with gray flanks (see 9th photo)
• Upper parts:  back is a mixture of pinkish-red with dark scalloped appearance; rump is brighter, more solid pinkish-red and wings are dark with white edges.
• Tail is long, dark and slightly notched.

      FEMALE

• Yellowish-green head and nape with white patch under eye.
• Thick, stubby and short dark gray bill.
• Underparts is a combination of gray and yellowish tinge.
• Upper parts: Grey back and dark wings with two white wing bars.
• Tail is long, dark and slightly notched.

   The Pine Grosbeak is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.