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Odd Red-winged Blackbird

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Kurt Schwarz

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Kurt Schwarz

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Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:21:15 -0400

Today at work I found a dead female/immature Red-winged Blackbird, that had
apparently bounced off the building.  The bird overall had a greenish cast
to it.  I've seen female Red-winged Blackbirds with a reddish tinge, but
never green.  The corpse appeared fresh and limber, so I rather doubt this
was some sort of algal growth.

Has anybody else ever encountered a greenish-tinged Red-winged Blackbird?

Kurt Schwarz
HowCo
goawaybird at comcast dot net