Hello,
I am in SW Washington and saw a bright yellow bird with a bold black stripe down its throat and a black stripe back over the head..
I believe it also had a much smaller black stripe above the eye. It was almost as big as a robin and had a long pointed beak.
I have combed through the images and cannot find it. A very bright yellow with bold black markings. It is a very striking mystery bird at least twice as big as a gold finch. It was in my window feeder (sunflower seeds) but I startled it as I tried to get a closer look and a photo.
I get quite a variety of grossbeaks, but this one has a much longer, slimmer beak and the body is slimmer
Does this sound like your bird Marshgirl? Any ideas anyone? I have wondered if it is just passing through or lost?
Thanks, cc360
