26 December 2011 Washington County Gray, TN - Bob Jobe Road While participating in the Kingsport Christmas Bird Count on Monday (12/26/2011), our party encountered a flock of blackbirds at the intersection of Bob Jobe Road and Cox Circle in Gray, TN. The loose flock was working its way through yards, shrubs , between houses, etc. It was hard to get an exact count. In the flock: Common Grackle (180; probably more) Rusty Blackbird (20; possibly more) Brewer’s Blackbird (4; possibly more) Observers: Rob Biller, Ron Carrico, Kim Stroud, Tom McNeil -- Thomas S. McNeil Roan Mountain, TN