Rose-breasted Grosbeak

We photographed this female Rose-breasted Grosbeak at the Wood Lake Nature Center in Richfield, one of Minneapolis/St Paul’s many “suburbs.” 21 September seems like a relatively late date. Most of these grosbeaks are by now well on their way to southern Mexico to northern South America. The uneven wear of the tail feathers suggests that this bird is an adult. All of the feathers of a young bird would be freshly molted.