Re: first time sighting in houston



On Apr 30, 9:54 am, johnny <jobob...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

strange looking bird on the feeder this morning.  we grabbed some books and  
think we had a pair of rose breasted grosbeaks.  bright red large spot on
the otherwise white breast.  black with white on wings and yellow beak that
is short like a cardinal.  didn't get a chance to take a pic.  is this bird
migrating or ?    thanks for the input johnny in houston

This bird is migrating, and is to be expected in Texas in both
spring and fall.


Randy
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