A non-birder friend sent me a photo of a bird I think is a Grackle at his place somewhere south of Lapine in central Oregon. I'm quite familiar with Common Grackles from some years living in Pa. and Va., but not so familiar with Great-tailed Grackles. This bird doesn't appear to have enough of a tail for that, but maybe they're just growing in. (?) Anyway, if someone wants to take a look at the photo, and help me give my friend a certain i.d., the photo can be seen here: http://empids.blogspot.com/ ==================== Floyd Schrock McMinnville, Oregon USA http://empids.blogspot.com ====================