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Rose-brested Grosbeak

Pheucticus ludovicianus

Description:

Looked like a female red-winged blackbird, but this is a Rose-breasted Grosbeak. This coloration allows the female to sit upon her nest of eggs inconspicuously, a splattering of browns, grays and white.

1 Species ID Suggestions

AshleyT
AshleyT 9 years ago
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (female)
Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology


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Thank you for the ID AshleyT, I just spotted the male today.

Michigan, USA

Spotted on Jul 15, 2014
Submitted on Jul 15, 2014

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