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Boat-tailed grackle

Quiscalus major

Photo by auntnance123
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Field Notes

Habitat:

spotted on fan cage of airboat on the St. Johns River

Reference Links:

Boat-tailed Grackle, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornitholo…

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Comments (2)
auntnance123
Thank you, Leuba. They're called boat tails because they generally hold their long tails in a V-shape like the keel of a boat. I'm not completely sure if this is a female or a juvenile.
Leuba Ridgway
A very good-looking bird with great names ! I love pic #1 - thanks auntnance123.
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PublishedMay 22, 2013

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