Blackbird Sighting

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Was at the North Tract of the Patuxent Refuge this AM and saw two blackbirds
at the north end of Lake Allen.  Got pretty good look- long bills, yellow eye,
glossy black.  They looked like Rusty BBs, but had no rust.  Could they be
pre-molt birds or birds that have already lost their rust?  The light wasn't
good enough to see if they had purlpe or greenish sheen.  What else would
differential Rusty & Brewer's.  How close are the two bill sizes. These birds
seemed to have farily long bills.

Tom Beal
Glenn Dale, MD

PS Saw a "flock" of at least 17 male Towhees near scout camp 2.  Anyone ever
seen that many together.

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