[texbirds] Re: Great-tailed Grackle at archeological camp site digs

  • From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 22:56:28 -0500

Also Dr. Stan Casto had a paper in the TOS Bulletin a few years ago on
prehistoric bird finds in Texas.  IE California Condor, Ajax Jay etc.
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Brush Freeman
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Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas

On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 10:51 PM, Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> I remember some such interesting finds being made at the Medina River SNA
> around 15 years ago where this might have been..(charred Mesquite,
> alligator, turtle bones etc.) .I don't recall GTGRs being found
> specifically.  Let us know if you find out
>
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> Brush Freeman
> 503-551-5150 Cell
> 120 N. Red Bud Trail. Elgin, Tx. 78621
> http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/
> Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas
>
> On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 10:36 PM, Redacted sender Alamoinn@xxxxxxx for
> DMARC <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I heard some years ago that skeletons of Great-tailed Grackles have been
>> found around the outskirts of, and associated with, ancient Indian camp
>> sites,  by archeologists at digs, implying that Great-tailed Grackles
>> were camp
>> followers and have been associating with humans for millenia. I cannot
>> find
>> anything confirming this by googling. Does anyone know of reference(s)
>> confirming the association? We have a writer / birder staying with us from
>> Germany who is very interested in the subject.
>>
>> Keith Hackland
>> Alamo, Texas
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