[birdky] Re: Unknown bird
- From: Brian Stern <brians99@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: mshort107@xxxxxxxxx, birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 8 May 2013 19:13:14 -0400
If the blue coloring was like the glossy feathers on a grackle then it's
probably one of the native blackbirds. Otherwise it could be an exotic bird.
Check out the Superb Starling from Africa or others in that family.
Brian Stern
On May 7, 2013, at 11:12 PM, Michael Short <mshort107@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I was sitting on the porch of my in-laws in Breckinridge County during the
> rain on Saturday. I have looked through Crossley Guide twice and cannot
> identify a bird.
> My first glance and thought was a grackle moving through the grass. It
> then flew to the rail on the porch and posed for over a minute three feet
> from me. It was small, wren size--3 1/2 to 4 inches. It had a black head,
> back and wings. It had blue jay blue throat, lores, chest, and sides to
> the wings. The rest of the bird was black. It had a black pencil thin
> beak. It was fat/puffy looking.
>
> I have been birding for a number of years and have never seen a bird
> similar. I will remember to take my camera with me to my next visit.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Michael Short
> Carroll County
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