Took a jaunt through the Rapid's Lake Unit.? I ran across around six adult and
juvenile Lark Sparrows down the hill from the visitor center.? More interesting
was a Grosbeak I found sitting in a tree just past the end of the paved trail
going down from the visitor center.? It had a very distinct white eyestripe
with a black crown.? The auriculars were brown and the throat, breast, and
sides were more of a beige/ocher.? The wings were also brown and had white
spots in the scapulars/coverts area.? The rump also appeared to be more of a
beige or ocher color.? The bill was a definate grosbeak bill and was brownish.?
The tail was also uniformly brown.? There was no streaking whatsoever on the
breast.? Based on those marks, the closest bird I can find in any of my books
is a juvenile or female Black-Headed Grosbeak which would obviously be quite
out of range unless it was some sort of hybrid.? It sat in the tree (oak tree?)
for quite some time and
afforded me excellent looks.? Curious what others would think or to see if
anyone else runs across the bird.
Ben
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