NPSpecies

Aa fairly common summer resident of pinyon-juniper and ponderosa pine forests. It is also a very rare summer resident in riparian habitats where twice it has been documented breeding along the Colorado River above Lees Ferry. Black-headed Grosbeak is a fairly common spring and fall migrant in forested areas and an uncommon migrant along the Colorado River. Spring migrants are seen through 16 Jun, and fall migrants occur mostly in September. Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.

(Pheuticus melanocephalus) * Black-headed Grosbeak is a fairly common summer resident of pinyon-juniper and ponderosa pine forests. It is also a very rare summer resident in riparian habitats where twice it has been documented breeding along the Colorado River above Lees Ferry. Black-headed Grosbeak is a fairly common spring and fall migrant in forested areas and an uncommon migrant along the Colorado River. Spring migrants are seen through 16 Jun, and fall migrants occur mostly in September. Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.