Rose Breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
"Bill whitish to pale horn.
M. has black hood and back, crimson red triangular bib, white
belly and undertail coverts; large
white patch at base of black primaries ..." (Donald
& Lillian Stokes's The Stokes Field Guide to the Birds
of North America, p. 706)
"Breeding male has rose red
breast, white underparts, white
wing bars, white rump ..." (Jon L. Dunn & Jonathan
Alderfer. Field Guide to the Birds of North America, p.
494)
"Common to uncommon migrant
in the eastern half of the state ..." (Mark W. Lockwood
& Brush Freeman's The TOS Handbook of Texas Birds,
p. 205)
This was the first sighting on May 4, 2013.
Photo taken with a Nikon D300 with
a Nikon 300mm f/4.5.
April 24, 2016.