Female Evening Grosbeak
This Female Evening Grosbeak carving was hand-crafted from solid Basswood. The female Evening Grosbeak differs from the male in that she is grayish-tan with a thin, dark malar stripe and had has a white-tipped tail. Also the female has a second wing patch, on the primaries, which is conspicuous in flight.
Reference
National Geographic Field Guide To The Birds of North America, Fifth Edition, Page 462
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