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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