tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654703044199046862011-04-21T19:15:12.072-07:00yadi_adsensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08742354344776686392noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365470304419904686.post-59902914119513165462009-03-23T07:06:00.000-07:002009-03-23T07:07:39.196-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EkGGeTb6EKc/SceXkTyTUOI/AAAAAAAAAB8/zbItafOk_EQ/s1600-h/male_bird.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 354px; height: 358px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EkGGeTb6EKc/SceXkTyTUOI/AAAAAAAAAB8/zbItafOk_EQ/s400/male_bird.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316384535176499426" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EkGGeTb6EKc/SceXjvhVcoI/AAAAAAAAAB0/AjMEHsMAn1o/s1600-h/female_bird.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 365px; height: 390px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EkGGeTb6EKc/SceXjvhVcoI/AAAAAAAAAB0/AjMEHsMAn1o/s400/female_bird.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316384525441659522" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/365470304419904686-5990291411951316546?l=boattailedgrackle.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>yadi_adsensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08742354344776686392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365470304419904686.post-19640871854406622312009-03-14T08:23:00.000-07:002009-03-14T08:33:34.586-07:00Boat-tailed grackle Quiscalus major <br /> <br />Identification Tips:<br />• Length: 16 inches <br />• Very long tail <br />• Eyes pale in birds from Atlantic coast, browner in Florida and Gulf Coast populations <br />• Long bill <br />• Frequently gathers in flocks <br />• Most often found in salt marshes (more widespread in Florida) <br />Male: <br /><br />• Entirely black plumage with purple iridescence <br />Female: <br />• Buffy supercilium and breast <br />• Remainder of plumage dark brown <br />Similar species: <br />The male Boat-tailed Grackle is similar to the Common Grackle but is larger with a much longer tail. Great-tailed and Boat-tailed Grackles are very similar but fortunately have mostly different ranges. Great-tailed Grackles have paler eyes and different calls. <br />Length and wingspan from: Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/365470304419904686-1964087185440662231?l=boattailedgrackle.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>yadi_adsensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08742354344776686392noreply@blogger.com0