| Common Name: | Grosbeak, Evening | | Scientific Name: | Coccothraustes vespertinus | | Family: | Fringilliadae (Finches) | | Area: | male - Elkton, Oregon | | Date: | May 3, 2010 | 
Notice the falling rain, and the water beaded-up on the feathers. | 
female - Elkton, Oregon --- May 3, 2010 | | Reference: | National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America |
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