Morgan Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Hi all, any chance you can ID this bird? Was in a flock of about 5000 cowbirds, RW blackbirds and grackles. Stood out - seemed slightly larger and much more pale... taken this morning in New York. thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akandula Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Looks like a leucistic bird of some sort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 3 minutes ago, akandula said: Looks like a leucistic bird of some sort. Yeah. Leucistic Blackbird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 makes sense! thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Leucistic female Red-winged Blackbird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Tony Leukering said: Leucistic female Red-winged Blackbird. Why not male cowbird? The yellow might take place of the more brownish on the head of a normal bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 55 minutes ago, IKLland said: Why not male cowbird? The yellow might take place of the more brownish on the head of a normal bird. Cowbirds are a good bit smaller than this bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 12 hours ago, Aidan B said: Cowbirds are a good bit smaller than this bird. Oh, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 21 hours ago, Aidan B said: Cowbirds are a good bit smaller than this bird. and the bill's too thin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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