Most people who feed birds in the winter in this area will be familiar with the Evening Grosbeak. It has a body about the size of a robin, but with a short tail and an enormous beak.
The male birds are beautifully marked in yellow, black, and white while the females are more conservatively arrayed in dull brown with a wash of yellow.
Both have black and white wings.
The Evening Grosbeak has been steadily extending its breeding range for some years. At one time, it was a native of western Canada, but now its range extends right through to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.