Introducing Birds Canada’s 2026 Avian Ambassador: the Evening Grosbeak. Few birds in Canada spark the same excitement and anticipation as this striking finch. A bright, nomadic resident of boreal and mixed forests, Evening Grosbeaks occur across Canada, absent only from the most northern parts. These birds gather in large flocks to feast on seeds and berries for much of the year, switching to a mostly insect-based diet in summer (with a particular taste for Spruce Budworm). Listed as a species o