yesterday 11 - 14 - 05  leaving  work there  was a flock of about 200 
blackbirds in a field  along the lane.  The flock was half  Red Winged 
Blackbirds and   half  Starlings   20  Brown  Headed Cowbird  with Several 
Grackles  in the mix.  One bird caught my attention  when they were up and 
flying around .  It stood out  with its ghostly image .  Head and neck  
normal pattern  but very pale in color , wings sightly  off white in color, 
Back also off white  to white  down to and incukding the tail .  The under 
side of the   bird   also  off white in color to white under the tail .  The 
flock was very active in  feeding . Weather was  cloudly  time of day was 
about  4:30 PM. also 1 female cowbird had  a couple of white feathers in its 
tail.


Happy Birding
Danny Poet
Queenstown , Md