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Boat-tailed Grackle (male)
Quiscalus major
27.8397, -82.7912
Field Notes
Description:
This male boat-tailed grackle was spotted bathing in a small pond. Only the males are this iridescent black color. The female would have been brownish. These birds have beautifully shaped long tails (seen in the second picture).
Habitat:
Spotted bathing in a small freshwater pond on a college campus. FL, USA.
Notes:
The boat-tailed grackle is protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act in the USA.
http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/RegulationsPolicies/mbta/mbtandx.html…
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedDecember 12, 2011
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