[TN-Bird] Re: Odd Bird ID?
- From: Bill Pulliam <bb551@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Tanager5556@xxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 17:43:55 -0600
Clearly it's an icterid by the overall shape and proportions,
especially the bill. And obviously it has aberrantly colored
plumage. I'd say it is a choice between a Common Grackle and a Rusty
Blackbird, based on build and bill. It seems a bit light for a
Grackle; on the other hand is also seems a bit stout for a Rusty. It
seems long-tailed for a Red-winged Blackbird; the eye is also the
"wrong" color for a Redwing, but as everything else on the bird
except its bill and feet are also the "wrong" color for any species I
am not sure how much import to give to to eye color! I'd lean
towards a female Common Grackle, based on tail shape.
If it is associated with other blackbirds you should be able to get a
better sense of its comparative size and build and make the grackle/
Rusty distinction better.
Ah, a new image has just shown up with male grackles for comparison!
Definitely a female Common Grackle, with the blue replaced by brown
and the bronze replaced by biscuit.
Bill Pulliam
Hohenwald TN
> On Jan 10, 2011, at 2:56 PM, Tanager5556@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> Any guess as to what this bird is. The photo was taken a few hours
> ago in
> my backyard in Bradley County Tennessee.
>
>
> J Marty Paige
> SW Bradley County
> Cleveland, Tennessee
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