Thank you to everyone who responded!

I think immature grosbeak... See the following link and the picture where
they are holding up the bird's wing to show the red underwing; that looks
the most like the bird I saw.

http://bdi.org/Birdkey/Detail.cfm?ID=2258&Area_Name=&DepthToSearch=5&Passed_
Genus=Pheucticus&Passed_Species=ludovicianus

Thank you to everyone and especially to Richard Robertson, who sent the link
to the above picture.

Regards,

Barb

-----Original Message-----
From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Barbara Philbrick
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 3:42 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [Ohio-birds] Help with bird ID

Have a bird in the backyard I can't find in the books or through
Whatbird.com. It's between size of a Robin and Blue Jay, with distinct black
and white striping on the head. The beak is finch-like. When it flies, I can
see strong reddish brown patches that aren't visible when the wings are
closed.

It's been coming to the feeder and I have the camera at the ready in case he
shows up again.

Thanks for any help!

Barb

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