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This bird was a pain, requiring persistence but I finally got a good look! It showed no interest in the recently filled feeding stations and remained elusive for the first hour+ of my visit to Mosquitoville HQ. Chris, also struggling to find the Grosbeak had similar luck until he bumped into it on the way out by the parking lot/maintenance shed. He thoughtfully bolted over to alert those at the pig/squirrel/rabbit feeding station that Ms. Crimson was calling. By the time we circled back to where last seen it was not showing only calling (Recording obtained). After diligent effort no visuals were obtained so I left the park. This lifer weighed heavy on my mind as I drove into the Texas sun. Who wants to only hear a brief call of a rare life bird? Not me, I needed to see it - but also needed lunch. I returned to Frontera with the goal of eating my packed lunch (a block of Cabot sharp cheddar) in the parking lot just to see if something or anything would happen. Well, well, well it was calling again near the parking lot, but closer and lower in the canopy. With a quarter of a block of cheese hanging out of my mouth I saw 4 friendly birders enjoying close and eventually low angle looks at this vagrant. No, they weren’t looking at me, they were observing a Crimson-collared Grosbeak. I bumrushed them and stood behind them but couldn’t see it. I vocalized this frustration and finally the very nice lady from Queens…Shout out to The FoHi - grabbed me by the arm and jostled me into position where I was able to achieve an unobstructed view of a chunky songbird with olive/yellow coloring on body and wings, a clearly demarcated black head and heavy bill. Thank you Chris and nice lady from Queens! *This is a rare bird. Female type.
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