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Redd
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Question for George....
« on: Apr 24th, 2008, 7:25am » |
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Last night, I had a new feathered friend visit my bird feeder, one I've never seen round these parts.
It's black with a very deep brown head. It's not a cowbird, because the beak is way too thin and long, where the cowbird bill is more conical.
Any ideas?
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Re: Question for George....
« Reply #1 on: Apr 24th, 2008, 9:11am » |
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A male Rusty Blackbird, perhaps?
There's some color variation in individuals--some are quite a bit lighter in color than these two images:
Here's a range map in North America for the Rusty Blackbird:
They're less common than they were, and are apparently in decline, unlike most of the other blackbird species. Near as I can tell, no one knows why, exactly.
That's my best guess.
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George
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Re: Question for George....
« Reply #2 on: Apr 24th, 2008, 9:24am » |
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It was colored like this, only the bill is like the last picture you posted.
The color differential was also very slight, not pronounced.
Guess it won't matter too much, I use a basic wild seed blend w/o thistle. Unless he/they keep coming.
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