Finch or Grosbeak?
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Finch or Grosbeak?

BetCrooks

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OK, so I'm at a park that has resident Goldfinches and I figure I'm looking at yet another, even though at the time, it felt and looked "odd" particularly because the face was grey, not greenish but clear grey. But I know they are moulting, so I took a couple of photos and went back to watching a Parula.
Now I'm not so sure. The bill seems the wrong colour too and various things.
Is this actually a female or imm. Evening Grosbeak?
It was seen May 3 at Lakeside Pk in Mississauga, in the woodlot at the west side of the park, moving steadily through the trees with lots of other migrants.

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JW Mills

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Yup, Female Evening Grosbeak.
Nice find!
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BetCrooks

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Thanks! If you know the park, you'll know that it's a tiny woodlot with very degraded habitat, so unfortunately the bird will likely move through quickly, but I will report it on eBird. It's just such an odd bird to see at this time of year and at that location. I'm glad I took its photo!
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