atxrvabyrd Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Heavy crop from ~200 feet out. In Austin day before T-day. Probably a RWBB, though its general impression feels off. The upper mandible looks longer than the lower; there seems to be a darker facial triangle; there's no discernible epaulet--even through my 8x42 binocs. Don't know what else it could be, though. 003 004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nighthawk01 Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Maybe a RWBB with the shoulder patch covered or concealed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbeiarnd Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 grackle maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 2 hours ago, sbeiarnd said: grackle maybe? It looks like the bill and tail are too short, plus the overall shape of the body doesn't look muscular' enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackburnian Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 This is a Brewer’s Blackbird. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atxrvabyrd Posted November 23, 2018 Author Share Posted November 23, 2018 Thanks for your input everyone. Blackburnian, what are your criteria for BRBB? Is it the general tubby shape? I mean, it definitely occurred to me as well, given the uniform coloring, but the absence of the yellow eye made me doubt myself. I suppose if we're not too picky about whether we're looking at brown or black (and the "quality" of the image makes that a real issue) this could be a female. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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