The bird I saw today was very sophisticated in stance, and was a blend of pale cream, and tan. It seems it had a very organized body frame while perched. (in other words no long tale). It was probably 14-16" long. We live in Michigan. I have never seen a bird like this. We have hawks around the ponds, and I have seen vultures. THIS WAS A PRETTY ANIMAL. What do you think it was?
Apr 22, 18 06:17 PM
Found pecking at the ground. What stood out the most was its white beak with a horizontAL stripe of yellow. Its body was black and white flecks.
Apr 22, 18 06:16 PM
We moved last year from Nashville to 20 miles west of the city. Was delighted to have 3 rose breasted grosbeaks at our feeder the other day (Apr 20, 2018)
Apr 18, 18 11:42 PM
The bird I saw perched on a bush branch, facing the walking path is small to very small. Whitish gray belly with pronounced u-shaped reddish breast. I