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Hello Bernard - and others who answered my question -
After a thorough search of my books I have concluded that the =
bird was indeed an immature grackle. I found one in Sibley's - the only =
bird in the book that resembled the one in my yard. Actually, I should =
have guessed already because I had a bird like it in the fall a year or =
two ago. This one had iridescence on the head and on the wings but the =
back was a dull black. I assume this means the bird was in the process =
of moulting and changing from adolesence to maturity. As I remember the =
one of a couple of years ago the eyes were beginning to change as well, =
about half way between black and yellow. This one has pure black eyes.
I filled all my feeders late yesterday - this morning when I =
got up every seed was gone. I think I must have had a large flock of =
grackles visiting me early this morning.
Roland.=20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Bernard Burke=20
To: nature ns=20
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 9:25 AM
Subject: [NatureNS] re:Barrington Birds
I myself have recently just observed a grackle with rather dark eyes, =
but I wasn't sure if it just had wider pupils because of the minimal =
lighting. Here is my example, after lightening the rather distant photo:
http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397/11/107612387/Large
Bernard Burke
blburke@ns.sympatico.ca
Dartmouth
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello Bernard - and others who answered =
my question=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2> After a =
thorough=20
search of my books I have concluded that the bird was indeed an immature =
grackle. I found one in Sibley's - the only bird in the book that=20
resembled the one in my yard. Actually, I should have guessed already =
because I=20
had a bird like it in the fall a year or two ago. This one =
had=20
iridescence on the head and on the wings but the back was a dull black. =
I assume=20
this means the bird was in the process of moulting and changing from =
adolesence=20
to maturity. As I remember the one of a couple of years ago the eyes =
were=20
beginning to change as well, about half way between black and yellow. =
This one=20
has pure black eyes.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2> I =
filled all=20
my feeders late yesterday - this morning when I got up every seed =
was=20
gone. I think I must have had a large flock of grackles visiting me =
early this=20
morning.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Roland.</FONT> </DIV>
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<A title=3Dblburke@ns.sympatico.ca =
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Burke</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 03, 2006 =
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AM</DIV>
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re:Barrington=20
Birds</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I myself have recently just =
observed a=20
grackle with rather dark eyes, but I wasn't sure if it just had wider =
pupils=20
because of the minimal lighting. Here is my example, after lightening =
the=20
rather distant photo:</FONT></DIV>
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href=3D"http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397/11/107612387/Large">htt=
p://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397/11/107612387/Large</A></FONT></DIV=
>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bernard Burke</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20
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href=3D"mailto:blburke@ns.sympatico.ca">blburke@ns.sympatico.ca</A></FONT=
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dartmouth</FONT></DIV>
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