The handsome black-headed grosbeak is the western counterpart to ... which sometimes migrates in large flocks. In fall, not uncommon to see several in a fruiting tree. Adults begin migrating ...

Males in most plumages unmistakable. Plumage of females and first-fall males is very similar to plumage of female black-headed grosbeak. Call: a sharp eek, squeakier than the black-headed’s.