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most distinguished appearance, indeed, is the Evening Grosbeak. Clothed in the most striding color contrasts of black, white and gold, he seems to represent the allegory of diurnal transmutations; for his sable pinions close around the brightness of his vesture; just as the night encompasses the golden hues of sunset; while the clear white spaces enfolded in these tints foretell the dawn of tomorrow.”
By contemporary standards of ornithological description, Coues overdid things a bit. Romantic descriptions, of birds like his went out of fashion in the early part of this century. Yet, Coues’ fervent description appeals to me; he put into words my own startled impression on seeing the bird for the first time.
To this day, ornithologists are not sure what caused this beautiful bird to erupt out of the vastness of the spruce forests of northwestern Canada and make their way east. It was one of those unexplained and complex ecological happenings that keep us from feeling too arrogant with knowing about nature. From eastern Canada, the birds moved south and were first recorded in Massachusetts in 1890.
Flocks of hungry grosbeaks were first recorded in Virginia
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