[cayugabirds-l] Black-headed Grosbeak

2015-07-17 Thread Melanie Uhlir
I just had what looked for all the world like a female Black-headed Grosbeak at my feeder. At first I thought it was a Rose-breasted, but the markings on its head were much brighter than those of a female Rose-breasted and, more to the point, there was a very noticeable orange-y wash on its

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Black-headed Grosbeak

2015-07-17 Thread Dave Nutter
Why not immature male Rose-breasted Grosbeak? --Dave Nutter On Jul 17, 2015, at 03:18 PM, Melanie Uhlir mela...@mwmu.com wrote: I just had what looked for all the world like a female Black-headed Grosbeak at my feeder. At first I thought it was a Rose-breasted, but the markings on its head

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Black-headed Grosbeak

2015-07-17 Thread Melanie Uhlir
I hadn't seen one for a long while and couldn't find any pictures in my bird guide. I was having to get ready to go do Shakespeare so I didn't have time to do a more thorough search. And it didn't look like any immature male I'd seen in the past. It really was a ringer for the illustration of