[mou] Rose Breasted Grosbeak Inter-Species Feeding

[Robin LaFortune]

Hi,

I think it's an immature cowbird- which would explain the interspecies 
feeding :)

Robin LaFortune


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Sirvio" <lmsirvio at comcast.net>
To: "MOU" <mou-net at moumn.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 9:56 PM
Subject: [mou] Rose Breasted Grosbeak Inter-Species Feeding


>I had an unusual visitor at the feeder and in the yard today. I finally 
>figured out it must be an imm. rose breasted grosbeak. Sibley didn't have 
>an illustrattion that matched so I posted 2 pics on the MOU website. 
>www.moumn.org
> Go to the Galleries and select Photo Gallery - MN
> There are several other rbgb photos already there. Mine will be the last 
> 2. I'm ready to be corrected if someone else can tell me what it is.
> I've never seen a rose breasted grosbeak in my yard except for early 
> spring.
> The really amazing thing was that this bird was begging for food from a 
> chipping sparrow. He had a routine. If the chipping sparrow showed up he 
> went to a branch in a tree and begged. The chipping sparrow fed him 
> several times. Each time the feeding would be in the tree - not at the 
> feeder. I have some photos of the two together - in somewhat poor light 
> but the size difference is very obvious. I've never heard of cross species 
> feeding before - any comments?
> Larry Sirvio
> Cottage Grove
>