This morning's scan of the yard turned up a rare visitor. Chris was doing household stuff with one eye out a window at all times checking for spring migrants. She dashed out when she thought she saw a Towhee in the garden. Couldn't find the Towhee but heard a lovely song in the trees. This Rose-breasted Grosbeak stayed and sang for around 10 minutes. At first he was hidden in the few leaves that are out, but he repositioned in a different tree for this clear shot. Not sure if the Towhee was a false alarm as it never turned up again. There are some similarities in appearance between the two birds, but the locations were so different that it likely could have been one of each. We'll make sure to keep some sunflower seed out, which is what the Grosbeaks like, but unfortunately the squirrels like it as well.
...thanks for posting that pic!....one of these was at my feeder this afternoon and i didn't know what it was!
ReplyDeleteI had one on my feeder today. How do you post pic?
ReplyDeleteJust saw this beautiful bird in my feeder for the first time, I thought it was of the cardinal family because of the same beak, spectacular...
ReplyDeleteSaw one on my bird buddy today in port Monmouth nj
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