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[Carolina]

Caught a couple of pictures of this bird in a tree and at my feeders during a rainstorm this past September. Stayed until the weather cleared then was gone.

I have the ID as a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Is this correct?

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[Kid2169]

Confirmed

[Liam]

Agreed

[Carolina]

Thanks to you both!

[BigOly]

That bird looks a lot like what I always thought was a Black-headed Grosbeak.  This shot was taken in Baja Sur.

[Kryptos18]

The best way to tell in this plumage is mandible color. BigOly, note how your Black-headed Grosbeak has a dark upper mandible and pale lower mandible, while the OP's are both the same color.

[Carolina]

Here is another shot of my visiting bird. This is in coastal SC.

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[BigOly]

Kryptos, Besides being out-of-range, for me these females are still hard to tell apart.  That being said, a fellow birder who knows his stuff reported  sighting a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak here(Baja Sur) last week.  He didn't get a photo but I'm gonna go look when this wind dies down. Thanks Again

[sandylee]

Agree with Kryptos....I've seen TONS of variations here.... especially among youngsters.  Especially in September.