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Florida - Grackles and Blackbirds (1 Viewer)

Pitvar

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Hello all, had a really good trip to Florida over Easter - despite not being allowed to do any birdwatching I spotted over 70 species but I have a few doubts as a UK resident! First in a series [sorry] are these: I think I have Boat Tailed and Common Grackle and the last two I'm less sure of - I wonder whether the first could be a Rusty Blackbird based on the size and the tail - or is it just a Grackle again and the last could be a female Red Winged Blackbird?

Thanks in anticipation.
 

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Thanks very much all, I'm happy with 3/4 - I did try and ID with books and found the Peterson Eastern Birds guide really helpful and the Smithsonian Birds of Florida to be useless!
 
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