What does the Blue Grosbeak eat?
Passerina caerulea
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Diet overview
Omnivore (primarily insectivorous during breeding season, granivorous in winter)
How it forages
Forages primarily on the ground or in low vegetation, gleaning insects and seeds. Diet consists mainly of large insects (grasshoppers, crickets, caterpillars, beetles) during the breeding season, and a variety of seeds (especially grass seeds) during migration and winter. Will also eat small fruits and berries.
When it feeds
Diurnal.
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