Five birds share the name grosbeak and sport thick bills—but the similarities stop there. Look for these colorful fliers ...

The striking rose-breasted grosbeak is a common bird of wooded habitats ... Note the white wing bar and patches on black wing, and rose-red wing linings. Large, pinkish bill.

The handsome black-headed grosbeak is the western counterpart to the East’s rose-breasted grosbeak, and the 2 even occasionally hybridize where they come into contact in the western Great Plains.

The Cape’s second-ever record of spotted towhee was made at the Provincetown Airport. A very rare pine grosbeak, two white-winged crossbills, and a late prairie warbler were also seen there.