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A friend had reported a bird — specifically, a blue grosbeak — hanging out by the airport near their Rockford, Illinois, home, so they hopped into their car and raced over to see it.

She lives in Kensington and first visited RedGate last summer when news spread that a blue grosbeak had been spotted there.

Blue grosbeak, diamondback terrapins and northern snapping turtles also are spotted regularly.

Other new breeding species include the eastern meadowlark, known for its sharp call; the blue grosbeak, a striking blue relative of the cardinal; and the bobolink, a bumblebee-colored blackbird that migrates 12,500 miles annually.

Ornithologists suggest that it is either a mutation of the Dickcissel or a hybrid of Dickcissel and Blue Grosbeak, she said.