Today's gift - couple of Rose Breasted Grosbeaks showed up!

[NRaleighLiberal]

Last edited Mon Apr 23, 2012, 04:45 PM - Edit history (1)

From another post, it seems these are both males. Could the one with brown be a juvi?

[Curmudgeoness]

1. Beautiful pictures!

Yes, these are both males. If you see a female, you will be shocked at the difference. When I first started birdwatching, I had a Rose-breasted Grosbeak at the feeder, and there was this other bird that I just could not identify....I spent hours looking for that drab brown bird with a speckled breast. Imagine how stupid I felt when I realized it was the female grosbeak! (This was not the only time I had this problem, and just as obvious. Female Red-winged Blackbird had me scratching my head too.)