ausnic44 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 picture taken yesterday, Henderson Point, Mississippi gulf coast boat tailed grackle or great tailed grackle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Yellow eye means Great-tailed Grackle. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Peromyscus Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 (edited) 4 hours ago, Kevin said: Yellow eye means Great-tailed Grackle. but not on the Atlantic coast north of Florida ... our Boat-tails have yellow eyes Edited March 17 by Peromyscus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 1 hour ago, Peromyscus said: but not on the Atlantic coast north of Florida ... our Boat-tails have yellow eyes Yes, but as far as I know all Boat-tailed Grackles along the gulf coast have brown eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 1 hour ago, Kevin said: Yes, but as far as I know all Boat-tailed Grackles along the gulf coast have brown eyes. 👍 Yup! All Gulf Coast BTGR have dark eyes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Why isn't it a Common Grackle? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 5 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said: Why isn't it a Common Grackle? Seems to me to have a big head, big bill, and relatively short tail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 15 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said: Why isn't it a Common Grackle? Good question, they are rare here, so I forget they exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 38 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said: Why isn't it a Common Grackle? My thought at the time too. I didn't think the tail was long enough for Boat-tailed but I've never seen one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aveschapinas Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 I'm not familiar with Boat-Tailed or Common, but it doesn't look quite right for Great-Tailed (which I see all day, every day). The bill seems short, wide, and a bit decurved; the tail too short and too wide; and the head is bulky without much of a neck. Last, and probably least, it doesn't have that "angry" facial expression I associate with Great-Tailed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 6 hours ago, aveschapinas said: I'm not familiar with Boat-Tailed or Common, but it doesn't look quite right for Great-Tailed (which I see all day, every day). The bill seems short, wide, and a bit decurved; the tail too short and too wide; and the head is bulky without much of a neck. Last, and probably least, it doesn't have that "angry" facial expression I associate with Great-Tailed. Yeah, the more I look at it the more confident I am that it is a Common Grackle. Just a bit rusty with grackle ID right now. 🙂 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 It's a Common Grackle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Based on the size of the bird alone, (in comparison to the RW) should make COGR the only option. Looks good for a breeding male COGR 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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