CLOSED: Help Identify this bird, no picture

Chagrin Falls, OH

Sorry for not providing a picture, however my fiance called about a bird he saw on the feeder and couldn't identify. He said it had a completely red body with a black head. He is new to birdwatching and that was all I could get out of him for a description. He thought it was smaller than a robin. He also said there was something odd about the head; very smooth.
Suggestions?

Northwest Ohio.

Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a)

Maybe an escaped Northern Red Bishop? (a popular cagebird)
Compare this pic: http://static.flickr.com/103/263873898_a46aa8b101_m.jpg

Resin

Chagrin Falls, OH

He says no. The body was almost completely red, with some "variations" in the wing". He did indicate the beak was similar to a cardinal.

Thanks for any help with this identification, although we will most likely not see it again since we moved to the northeast ohio area.

We may never know...

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