No Great-tailed in Georgia (unless their range has expanded dramatically since Sibley came out!) so it has to be Boat-tailed, assuming it is taken at or near the poster's homeWelcome to Birdforum Benpilot!
Your bird is a female Grackle sp - Great-tailed Grackle or Boat-tailed possibly but wait for further confirmation - (location would help as Boat-tailed (pale eyed) also occurs in Georgia I think and Iām not sure how to separate them)
Thatās why I (and others!) asked for a location - unless you know how to separate them on plumage?No Great-tailed in Georgia (unless their range has expanded dramatically since Sibley came out!) so it has to be Boat-tailed, assuming it is taken at or near the poster's home
As matter of interest, if this photo was not taken in Georgia (The OP has not yet given a location) how would you separate this from a Great-tailed Grackle?Welcome to the Forum, ben. You photographed a female Boat-tailed Grackle. Great-tails are not normally found in Georgia.
I'm assuming that the bird was photographed in Georgia. Pale-eye female Boat-tailed Grackles are found on the Atlantic coast according to the 6th edition of the National Geographic field guide. There are also pale-eyed birds in the stretch from coastal Mississippi to northwestern Florida. Darkeyed birds would be found in the rest of Florida as well as west of coastal Mississippi.As matter of interest, if this photo was not taken in Georgia (The OP has not yet given a location) how would you separate this from a Great-tailed Grackle?
Note, there are dark-eyed and paled eyed Boat-tailed Grackle so again, I am interested to know where if any, the overlap might be of both pale and dark eyed B-tailed - Georgia seems to span the cross-over (again if taken in Georgia)
The location is San Antonio Texas if I remember correctly.Hi Ben and welcome to BirdForum. A location would be very helpful.
Rich
Cheers Ben.The location is San Antonio Texas if I remember correctly.
The location is San Antonio Texas if I remember correctly.
Your bird is a female Grackle sp - Great-tailed Grackle or Boat-tailed possibly but wait for further confirmation - (location would help as Boat-tailed (pale eyed) also occurs in Georgia I think and Iām not sure how to separate them)
Note, there are dark-eyed and paled eyed Boat-tailed Grackle so again, I am interested to know where if any, the overlap might be of both pale and dark eyed B-tailed - Georgia seems to span the cross-over (again if taken in Georgia)
No Great-tailed in Georgia (unless their range has expanded dramatically since Sibley came out!) so it has to be Boat-tailed, assuming it is taken at or near the poster's home
As matter of interest, if this photo was not taken in Georgia (The OP has not yet given a location) how would you separate this from a Great-tailed Grackle?
Welcome to the Forum, ben. You photographed a female Boat-tailed Grackle. Great-tails are not normally found in Georgia.
Yes, if San Antonio, Texas, I'd agree, Great-tailed. I was rather assuming that the location in Ben's profile would be where the pic was taken!So again:
How would you and Nutcracker separate a Female Great-tailed from a female Boat-tailed - neither of you answered my question?
I would have thought this was a Great-tailed Grackle if it was seen in Texas - The Boat-tailed overlaps here would be dark-eyed Boat-tailed I beleive.
Again, further confirmation would be appreciated.