On Tues, Sept 25, Betty and I observed a flock of dark-eyed cowbirds or blackbirds at Edinburg Wetlands in Edinburg, Texas. The dark eye on the birds do not match any blackbird or cowbird in the field guides that should be in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Is the bird seen at the link below a Shiny Cowbird that has strayed from Florida? http://www.flickr.com/photos/25073316@N06/8036598937/ Your comments will be greatly appreciated, Lee Pasquali North San Antonio