[birdky] RPT: Yellow-headed Blackbird in Webster County

This afternoon I encountered at least three massive flocks of blackbirds 
feeding in agricultural fields of Hopkins and Webster counties. I stopped to 
scan one of the flocks in western Webster County and found a pretty adult male 
Yellow-headed Blackbird in the group. Despite the constant shuffling of the 
flock I was able to see it three times and got a few very fuzzy photos of its 
bright yellow head. The flock of 50,000-100,000 birds was frightened into the 
sky on several occasions by raptors ... the most spectacular time was when a 
Merlin dove through the group, dissecting the mass into several whirling clouds!

bpb, Frankfort

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