Jay, et al.

Any large grackle away from the coastal salt marshes is more likely to be a 
Great-tailed Grackle ... and an expected first state record for MD.

Did you eliminate Great-tailed?

Phil


At 16:28 04/03/2006, Jay Keller wrote:
>Hello All,
>
>I am not at all sure if this is unusual for the area of not, but while
>driving north on I-95 yesterday to visit family in Cecil County, I spotted
>a Boat-tailed Grackle perched in a tree along the road 1 mile south of the
>exit to Havre de Grace.  Looking on a map, I notice that this is not far
>from the Chesapeake Bay, but it struck me that seeing a BT Grackle there
>seemed out of place.  Disregard this if it is a usual occurrence there.
>When I first spotted it from a distance, I thought it must be a crow due
>to its size.  However, when we came upon it, its oversize tail and
>structure was quite evident, and there were several Common Grackles at
>other points along the road for comparison.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Jay Keller

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