BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD-----I BELIEVE (Molothrus ater)

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  delia todd

• Jun 10, 2016

A super picture that Dave - I love the pose too.

Don't think it's a B-h Cowbird though, the bill looks too long and the eyes are white, where they should be dark.

If no-one comes in soon to help you, you'd be better to try the [COLOR="Blue"]ID forum[/COLOR] - they'll nail it in minutes!!

 

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  delia todd

• Jun 10, 2016

I'm awful slow sometimes Dave... but what about this one - [COLOR="Blue"]Common Grackle[/COLOR]?

 

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  dave598

• Jun 10, 2016

Thanks D I went a head and put it on the ID Forum. The Common Grackle is not known at all to be in this area but you are right it is very close to the Grackle.

 

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  KC Foggin

• Jun 10, 2016

A beautiful image Dave but I too am leaning towards a Grackle type bird.

 

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  nartreb

• Jun 12, 2018

I know I'm late to the party, but I happened to be searching the gallery for brown-headed cowbird photos, and this came up. It's not a brown-headed cowbird, it's a female great-tailed grackle.