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Rose-brested Grosbeak

Pheucticus ludovicianus

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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.

Reference Links:

Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornith…

Species ID Suggestions

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (female)

Pheucticus ludovicianus

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PublishedJuly 15, 2014

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