[va-richmond-general] Re: Black bird ID
- From: Martha Hollowell <mah2003@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "katymwebb@xxxxxxxxx" <katymwebb@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2015 16:07:46 -0500
Thanks Katy, it was an adult female . The last picture from the link looked
just like it.
It was smaller than I think of when it comes to grackles.
I much prefer the red-winged blackbirds. I know they are just passing through.
Blessings,
Martha
> On Feb 21, 2015, at 1:20 PM, Katy Webb <katymwebb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> 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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