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[Lois Cox <lacox@xxxxxxxx>]

This morning I looked  out  and saw a blackbird on the fence.  Ho-hum.  
On well,  I may as well look at it through the binoculars.  What is 
this?  I see a large white patch on the rump and white on the wings.  
Then he turned his head and there was a large yellow  patch  on the 
back of the head.  I called for my sister, Wilma,  to come and see if 
she could identify it.  She made a guess at its being a yellow-headed 
blackbird.  We checked Sibley's and ruled that out ---not enough yellow 
on  the head.  Turn back a page and there was our answer.  A male 
Bobolink.  This  is a life bird for us.  Sometimes when you are paying  
attention to the ordinary, God shows you the unusual!
Lois Cox
Riverside Rd.
Bluff City, TN

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