Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 19:09:23 -0800 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: "Frederick W. Fallon" Subject: Re: What is this bird? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Grackles have a fairly high incidence of partial albinism, esp (in my experience) with white feathers in the wing or tail. Could this be the explanation? In that case, perhaps the white was on only one side. Fred Fallon fwfallon@mnsinc.com Bowie Jerry Rolape wrote: > A grackle sized black bird with a broad white stripe running from his > breast to the base of his tail was under our feeder this morning. The > white stripe was brilliant against the black. We could not tell if the > white were directly under the wing or if it were comprised of the lead > feathers of the wing. This was the first time we have seen this bird. > Even though he was surrounded by red wings, grackles and cow birds, he > stood out because of his size and the brilliant stripe. My husband > tried to take a picture, but the flock took off when they saw movement > at the window. This bird has not returned so far. I can't recognize > this from the photo examples in either the Audubon or Peterson field > guides. O.K. I give up. Does anybody know what it was? > > -- > Have a nice day. Jerry & MI Rolape > Bushwood, MD gjrolape@radix.net > http://www.radix.net/~gjrolape > > ------------ Original Message ------------ > > ========================= ================================================ > To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com > with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey > ========================= ================================================ ========================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ========================================================================= ===========================================================================