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Caught this pair foraging together on the same bush this today. Thought spotted towhee. However, the "male" doesn't have any white on it's breast that I ever saw and the rusty brown/orange makes a collar around the back of the neck instead of the black head extending into the back and wings. Also, what I thought was the female doesn't look anything like what a female spotted towhee looks like when I google. I'm hoping somebody can shed some light on these two. Thanks!

Black-headed Grosbeak.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Bla ... d_Grosbeak

Charlie Spencer wrote: Sun May 17, 2026 10:30 pm Black-headed Grosbeak.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Bla ... d_Grosbeak

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Thank you! I figured there had to be something else that had a similar color pattern but wasn't sure where to start. When I googled "what other birds have similar coloring as a spotted towhee" all I got was eastern towhee which clearly wasn't getting me anywhere.