[PW] Common birds in Austin, TX

[John P. Dyson]

Sounds like a grackle, Diane. They are larger in Texas, Oklahoma, 
Louisiana, etc., than the ones farther north. Must be the cornbread and 
sweet tea...

John Dyson


Quoting Diane Rainaud <drainaud at comcast.net>:

> Please excuse what may appear as a duplicate posting.  But since my request
> didn't show up on the digest email that goes a day beyond when I sent mine,
> I thought maybe it didn't get through for some reason so am trying again.
>
>  _____
>
> From: Diane Rainaud [mailto:drainaud at comcast.net]
> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 4:15 PM
> To: 'list at project-wombat.org'
> Subject: Common birds in Austin, TX
>
>
> A friend was in Austin recently and saw a type of bird everywhere and would
> like to know what it is.  She said it looked similar to the crows here in
> New England, that they were so black as to have a purple sheen, were very
> bold and had a very loud squawk.
>
> I know this isn't much to go on, but perhaps someone here is from the area
> and knows what this bird is.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
> Diane
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