[EBB Sightings] Rose-breasted Grosbeak- Richmond View

Hi everyone-
    I was just out watering my garden at about 8:45 and heard what I  
first thought was a funny sounding black-headed grosbeak calling  
about 15 feet away in a plum tree.  However, when it flew to another  
plum tree I was thrilled to see a beautiful ADULT MALE ROSE-BREASTED  
GROSBEAK.  We've had some late-fall/winter grosbeaks at our feeder  
that look closer to Rose-breasted females than Black-headed based on  
the field guides, but this guy was unmistakable.

    We are at the corner of Taft Ave and Kensington Ave in "Richmond  
View" (unincorporated Contra Costa County, near Wildcat Canyon  
Regional Park. House is the 1.5 story between the two homes for sale,  
and the bird was in the yellow plum tree that's growing out of the  
low fig tree just on the other side of our deer fence.  At the  
present time I'll ask people stay on the sidewalk if they come to  
look for it, but if the bird returns and starts joining the throngs  
of black-headed grosbeaks at the feeder behind the house, will see  
about welcoming people (I'm not the only one at the house so will  
have to check).

   well, this made my day!

Cheers

Alan



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Alan H. Krakauer, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Patricelli Lab

Section of Evolution and Ecology
University of California
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