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Re: Unusual Grackle

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James Tyler Bell

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James Tyler Bell

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Tue, 1 Feb 2011 10:30:13 -0800

I have a really crappy photo from a still from video, from the mid-1990s, of a 
grackle in our backyard with one white tail feather. Last fall, when I was up on 
the meterological tower here in Edgewater, there was a large blackbird flock 
moving through the trees under me and one grackle had a solid white tail. You 
could pick it out easily from quite a distance. Seems like this is fairly 
common in Common Grackles. Neat genetic twist.
 
Tyler Bell

California, Maryland 



----- Original Message ----
From: Les Eastman <>
To: 
Sent: Tue, February 1, 2011 1:13:00 PM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Unusual Grackle

I have a few dozen grackles assaulting my feeders right now. One of them has 
some white on the left wing. When the wing is folded, the lower edge is white. 
When it flies, it looks like the outer 2 primaries are white. The rest of the 
bird looks normal.

Les

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Havre de Grace, MD

The eagle looked down on the river below
And he wrapped his wings round him and he fell like a stone
And the big salmon fought but the talons held true
And he shuddered as the world turned from silver to blue
                              Steve Earle