I was thinking it could also be a female red winged black bird. They are often confusing and they are showing up about now too. Same size and similar markings. On Mar 5, 2009, at 10:38 AM, Dorothy Dawson-sheldon wrote: > Greetings All, > Today was exciting with the arrival of a female RB Grosbeak at our > feeder here in Wakeman, Lorain County. I do believe this is the > first we've seen this Spring. > Happy Birding > Dorothy > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at > www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]