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Immature Common Grackle

Quiscalus quiscula

5 Comments

AshleyT
AshleyT 8 years ago

No problem :)

JimJohnson2
JimJohnson2 8 years ago

Hi AshleyT. Ah - I see it now! Thanks!

AshleyT
AshleyT 8 years ago

If you look at the link in my suggestion, scroll to the bottom and look at the third photo. That is your bird. Crows also have a much shorter tail and a nearly black eye.

AshleyT
AshleyT 8 years ago

This matches an immature grackle. They have light brown eyes that are slowly turning to yellow, and aren't iridescent yet. A crow would have tiny feathers on the bill that cover the nostrils, so that rules it out

JimJohnson2
JimJohnson2 8 years ago

Hi AshleyT - Thanks! Is there a chance this could be an American Crow? I've seen grackles at the feeder but they all have a shiny, iridescent, purplish head. This guy was jet black. Maybe I can put in a short video. Thanks for your help!

JimJohnson2
Spotted by
JimJohnson2

penna, USA

Spotted on May 3, 2015
Submitted on May 3, 2015

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