[PW] Common birds in Austin, TX

[Bill Davis]

That was my thought too.  When I was in Texas I was struck by the size of 
them, the squawk they made and the white ring that made their eyes stand 
out.  They made an impression.

This site refers to the "Great-Tailed Grackles" of Texas.

http://www.birdperch.com/blog/2007/07/great-tailed-grackles.html

Bill Davis


At 03:41 PM 5/31/2008, you wrote:

>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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