[tn-bird] Re: Great-tailed Grackle - Island 13
- From: jhjohnston@xxxxxxx
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 11:50:06 -0500
Jeff and TN-birders,
Seeing this post reminded me of one of the many holes in my birding education,
namely; how does one separate great-tailed from boat-tailed? Is the head/bill
plane thing diagnostic? I notice the Kaufmann guide artwork implies that.
I've always just used geography, but that obviously doesn't work for an
out-of-range bird. I recall recent examples in east TN and my old hometown of
Alexander City, AL, that were not unequivocally identified. Thanks for your
help and, oh yeah, great find!
Jud Johnston
Winfield, AL
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