[obol] RBA? Common Grackle (was "Hermiston area birds")
- From: Jamie Simmons <sapsuckers@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: OBOL-to post <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2014 10:31:17 -0700
In his note to OBOL (see below), Tim noted a bird he identified as a COMMON
GRACKLE and shared a link with photos.
I don't have much experience with Common Grackle, nor the time at the
moment to look into this more, but I figured it deserved at least an "RBA?"
status.
Jamie Simmons
Corvallis
On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 10:55 PM, Timothy Kadlecek <timkadlecek@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> While working in Hermiston this week, I was able to find time to do some
> birding. Some of the highlights are Grasshopper and Lark Sparrow and
> White-throated Swifts. Bullock's Orioles, Yellow Warblers and House Wrens
> seemed to be in every other tree. There were numerous Western and several
> Eastern Kingbirds as well as a few Say's Phoebes. There was also what I
> initially thought was a Brewer's Blackbird, but upon review of my photos,
> it is instead a Common Grackle. Its bill is too long and down-curved for a
> Brewer's. I have a later photo of a Brewer's showing a more typical shaped
> bill. I also saw a female house finch which had light colored "horned"
> feathers on its head. I have never appreciated this before. There were
> also several Barn and Cliff Swallows collecting mud from a puddle for their
> nests. I also have a nice series of photos of a Cedar Waxwing passing a
> berry off to its hopeful mate. Below are photos of these birds and others,
> including a half dozen mamma
> ls, a couple of which I think are somewhat interesting.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/111350706@N08/sets/72157644952984256/
>
> Tim Kadlecek
> Portland
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