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Black-headed Grosbeak vs. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- To: sandraherring@mindspring.com (Sandra Herring)
- Subject: Black-headed Grosbeak vs. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- From: tominbrevard@webtv.net (Tom Joyce)
- Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 23:14:51 -0400 (EDT)
- Cc: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- In-reply-to: Sandra Herring <sandraherring@mindspring.com>'s message of Tue,14 May 2002 21:09:38 -0400
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
I quote from page 466 of Sibley;
These two species are very closely related and similar in all respects "
except adult male plumage."
Most likely, the bird you saw in Orange County NC was a female
Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
Tom Joyce
Brevard, NC