Re: [Maine-birds] Possible Bronzed Cowbird, Capisic Pond

In that case, I would like to change my story. The juvenile Cardinal I mentioned earlier was a Pyrrhuloxia! (Just Kidding!)  :-) Juvenile Northern Cardinal

Given the number of Grackles there I had looked at that first but the tail seemed too short, and the eye too dark, cool to know they start that way. 

For the record here are my shots. 

Juvenile Common Grackle 1

Juvenile Common Grackle 2

Another day, another lesson... 

Cheers, 

Rob

On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 12:58 PM, Louis Bevier <lrbevier@colby.edu> wrote:

Wishful thinking, but I applaud the choice! Juvenile Common Grackle is what you have there. The bill and tail will grow, eyes will lighten. The naked area around the eye might evoke baby Groove-billed Ani, but alas is normal for a fledgling grackle.

Always better to post what you think it is than to wait and find out later one really did see a mega-rarity. No shame; only kudos.

Louis

On May 24, 2016, at 12:26 PM, Bill Bunn <moosetrunks51@gmail.com> wrote:

Maybe wishful thinking on my part and just a Brown-headed, seen and photographed also by Rob O'Connell who first saw it, lousy light so we dismissed it as a Brown-headed, but the bird was very dark brown and the bill seemed larger and thicker

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