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Blue Grosbeak
Adult Male--Deep and rather obscure blue; nearly black on the back; chin and in front of eyes black.
Adult female--Upper parts grayish brown, tinged more or less with blue; under parts creamy brown. Length--7.00.
Breeding Range--From southern New Jersey and southern Illinois, southward.
The nest is composed of leaves, plant stems, and sometimes a piece of snake skin, and is lined with fine roots and hair. It is placed in bushes or vines, usually from five to thirty feet from the ground. 3 to 4 pale bluish eggs, rarely spotted with reddish brown, are laid. Size--.84 x .63.
These rather rare birds frequent scrubby ground and thickets, where they commence nesting in May.