Actually, I wonder if both of you have a female Black Headed Grosbeak. The Rose Breasted Grosbeak has a pale bill, and heavy streaking on a whitish breast. The Black Headed has a dark bill, and the female has light streaking on a buffy breast. They both have yellow armpits in flight, and both have 2 white wing bars. The immature male of the Black Headed Grosbeak is similar to the adult female male but doesn't have streaking on the breast. Lucky you (both of you). I've not yet seen one.

Your username indicates you are in Iowa; is that where you saw this bird? It does resemble a 1st-year male Orchard Oriole.

Where are you located? Can you describe the sound it makes? When you say "night"......is it completely dark out? What time of night? To start with, check out the sounds that a mockingbird makes. sometimes they sing at night.

The second photo I saw of this bird looked really familiar. I think it is a cardinal bird. Some times I saw this bird, my friends told me it was a cardinal. This picture looks pretty good. Where did you take it? Local or a place of interest? By the way, if I want a bird like this, can you show me how to get it?