The beggar goes hungry.



Rose-breasted grosbeaks, Rondeau Provincial Park, July 24, 2023.

Pheucticus ludovicianus.
Two males share the record for the oldest Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Both birds were at least 12 years, 11 months old when recaptured and released during banding operations. One was banded in 1972 in Vermont and found in the same state in 1984. The other was banded in Maryland in 1976 and recaptured in 1987 in the same state.
source -Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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