Hey Kit! Where was this observation???

Austin Young
Twin Falls

On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 18:27 Kit Struthers kit619@centurylink.net [ible] < ible-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

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> I was surprised late this morning when I looked out the kitchen window and
> saw what I think was an immature Rose-breasted Grosbeak. It was definitely
> a grosbeak! Deciding between Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Black-headed
> Grosbeak was my only problem–realizing that neither one should be here
> now.
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> The first thing that caught my eye was that it was a larger bird than the
> House Finches nearby. Large, heavy bill, brown back and wings with
> wingbars, strong face pattern, and then what made me decide it’s more
> likely a Rose-breasted than Black-headed was the pale buffy wash underlying
> the streaks on the upper breast.
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> It first appeared in the mountain ash, moving around from branch to branch
> and then flying to the mud room roof. I hurried to get my camera, but, of
> course, it disappeared while I was out of the room and didn’t come back.
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> Kit Struthers
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> kit619@centurylink.net
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Austin Young
Twin Falls, ID
austinyoung224@gmail.com