I saw grackles in San Diego that according to the ebird proffered list
would have to be great tailed, but the females were as brightly colored as
boat tailed and the mails seemed much smaller and quieter than the GT's we
saw in central america and Houston. Does anyone know if the more northern
populations are smaller in size and with brighter colored females?
On Wed, Jan 16, 2019 at 11:01 AM Karl Schneck <keschneckdds@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Bill, I checked BNA and found this:
"Short-distance, partial migrant. Winters throughout most of the breeding
range, but vacates northern-most breeding sites. Apparently migratory on
the leading edge of range expansion, but quickly may become resident."
Looks like Oregon is northern-most breeding area (they nest in Medford
area).
Karl Schneck
"As age comes on, one source of enjoyment after another is closed, but
nature's sources never fail." John Muir
On Wed, Jan 16, 2019 at 10:24 AM Bill Tice <ticebill7@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Recently there was a short thread on OBOL regarding GT Grackles and their
incursion into Oregon. Alan C mentioned those in Ontario and Medford seemed
stable. I was down in Jackson Co Sun-Tuesday working on my Jackson list.
Great place and great birders! My investigation tells me there have not
been any seen there this January. A big noisy bird as such would be hard
to conceal. So my question is, “Where do they go in winter?”
Bill Tice. Birding, the best excuse for getting outdoors, and, for
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