Hi Matt,

Yes, I think that is very likely, and I probably mis-id'ed this bird. I did
not note the bold markings typical of the female R-b Grosbeak. In my haste
to pin it down I eliminated the House FInch and completely lapsed on the
Purple Finch.

Asher

On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 9:46 PM, Matthew Medler <m...@cornell.edu> wrote:

> Asher,
>
> Is there any chance that the bird you saw this morning might have been a
> similar-looking female Purple Finch? Purple Finch is a classic early April
> migrant here in the Ithaca area, whereas Rose-breasted Grosbeaks typically
> arrive back here in late April or early May. This eBird map for
> Rose-breasted Grosbeak for Mar-Apr 2017 shows that the vast majority of
> records are from Central America:
>
> http://ebird.org/ebird/map/robgro?neg=true&env.minX=-141.
> 8379045924362&env.minY=8.949898346376457&env.maxX=-29.
> 33790459243619&env.maxY=52.11981561533453&zh=true&gp=
> true&ev=Z&mr=3-5&bmo=3&emo=5&yr=cur&byr=2017&eyr=2017
>
> Here's the corresponding Purple Finch map:
>
> http://ebird.org/ebird/map/purfin?neg=true&env.minX=-141.
> 8379045924362&env.minY=8.949898346376457&env.maxX=-29.
> 33790459243619&env.maxY=52.11981561533453&zh=true&gp=
> true&ev=Z&mr=3-5&bmo=3&emo=5&yr=cur&byr=2017&eyr=2017
>
> Good birding,
> Matt Medler
> Ithaca
>
>
>
>
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> *From:* Asher Hockett <veery...@gmail.com>
> *To:* CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu>
> *Sent:* Sunday, April 2, 2017 10:28 AM
> *Subject:* [cayugabirds-l] Rose-breasted Grosbeak
>
> This morning at our feeders on South Danby Rd, a female Rose-breasted
> Grosbeak. Still not quite sure if in basin. Our drainage goes into Miller
> Creek, and i'm pretty sure into Cayuga Lake.
>
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