sbutk Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Is anyone able to discern a species – or likely species – from these largely silhouetted images? My suspicion is that it’s a Rusty blackbird, although that could just be wishful thinking (i.e. wanting to add another checkmark to “The List”). Photo was taken yesterday in northern NJ. Thanks. -Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meghann Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Common Grackle for me with that long tail. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Common Grackle, bill size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbutk Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 3 minutes ago, meghann said: Common Grackle for me with that long tail. 2 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Common Grackle, bill size. Haa! I'd take it if ANYone knew Common grackles, it'd be you. 😉 Bummer... But thank you for the responses, both of you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 37 minutes ago, sbutk said: Haa! I'd take it if ANYone knew Common grackles, it'd be you. 😉 Yep, I decided to come down to NJ to visit you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PascalNJ Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 (edited) This could even be a Boat-Tailed, due to dark eye and very long tail. Depends on where in Nthn NJ this is. Edited April 7 by PascalNJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 26 minutes ago, PascalNJ said: This could even be a Boat-Tailed, due to dark eye and very long tail. Depends on where in Nthn NJ this is. I'm seeing a pale eye on my laptop, although it's a little difficult to discern with the image quality. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 5 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: I'm seeing a pale eye on my laptop, although it's a little difficult to discern with the image quality. That's one of the first things I noticed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PascalNJ Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 43 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: I'm seeing a pale eye on my laptop, although it's a little difficult to discern with the image quality. 37 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said: That's one of the first things I noticed. Yes, I wasn't sure about the actual eye color (hence "This could be..."). The picture is underexposed and makes it difficult to clearly determine eye color. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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