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mixed flock of red-winged blackbirds and common grackles

Agelaius phoeniceus and Quiscalus quiscula

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Description:

roosting birds, preparing for migration

Notes:

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Commo...

2 Species ID Suggestions

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Fyn Kynd
Fyn Kynd 11 years ago
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged Blackbird, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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Fyn Kynd
Fyn Kynd 11 years ago
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula Common Grackle, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology


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4 Comments

AnnaWhipkey
AnnaWhipkey 11 years ago

Thank you Fyn! I am amazed that you can distinguish identifying features from this photo of silhouettes. They were making quite a ruckus.

Seema
Seema 11 years ago

Thank u Fyn...

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Fyn Kynd
Fyn Kynd 11 years ago

This is a migrating flock of blackbirds. I can pick out what I'm fairly sure are Common Grackles and Red-winged Blackbirds. They very commonly migrate together.

Seema
Seema 11 years ago

what birds can they be?

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AnnaWhipkey
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AnnaWhipkey

Battle Ground, Indiana, USA

Spotted on Oct 6, 2011
Submitted on Oct 7, 2011

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