[va-richmond-general] Re: Black bird ID
- From: Katy Webb <katymwebb@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: mah2003@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2015 13:20:51 -0500
Hi Martha,
Could it have been a grackle?
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/common_grackle/id
Under cloudy conditions it would have looked black-brownish, but in direct
sunlight they are beautiful birds with a purple-iridescence to the body and
wings. I saw a few this morning doing their best to bully some house
finches away from my feeders!
Katy
On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 12:50 PM, Martha Hollowell <mah2003@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Sorry no picture.
> A flock of blackbirds came through my yard this afternoon including
> Red-winged Blackbirds and Starlings. There were also at least a few others
> that looked like a backwards Brown-headed cowbird - black on the head with
> a browner body. Eyes were pale to yellow. Any ideas?
> Thanks
> I also finally have a Bluebird coming around.
>
> Blessings,
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