Found one!

 I spent much of June searching for Blue Grosbeak and a couple days ago I found one!

Now if the foliage makes you wonder where I found that bird you'd be right.  Because the one I found technically was in Virginia.

Ah well.  We visited in-laws in Virginia Beach.  These birds were singing away in the evening after a storm ran through.  I could heard 3 birds at one time at one point.

Given that they're still singing where they breed I suppose there's still hope that a person could run into one around here where they presumably wouldn't have a mate, but I've given up for the year here.

One last look at the chestnut wingbars...