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Re: Grackle

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Phil Davis

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Phil Davis

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Mon, 3 Apr 2006 20:59:18 -0400

Thanks, Jay.

Hopefully someone will try to relocate it ... a good bird either way ... 
both "reviewable" ...

Thanks.

Phil


At 19:01 04/03/2006, you wrote:
>Admittedly, I was not able to assess whether it was a Boat-tailed or Great-
>tailed.  I have good experience with both, but because we were moving
>(though not top speed because of some traffic), it was impossible to hear
>if it was vocalizing or to even tell if it had more of a purplish cast.
>The thought of Great-tailed crossed my mind after the fact, but after
>checking past records of Boat-tailed in areas not too far away, I assumed
>it to be BT.  Therefore, the best thing might be for someone in that area
>to relocate it.
>
>Travelling north on I-95, it was on the right side of the road in some
>fairly close to the road branches.  I remember seeing the sign announcing
>the exit to to "Havre de Grace 1 mile" perhaps 1 to 2 tenths of a mile
>after the bird.
>
>Jay Keller

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