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Rusty Blackbird
Location: Earth » North America » United States » Delaware » New Castle County
Date: March 7, 2007
Also looks like a Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) so not 100% sure.
Posted by Ted Kropiewnicki on December 17, 2007 19:21. Last updated: January 02, 2008 20:10.
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Rusty Blackbird
Mike, Thank you and Merry Christmas! I think that you are correct. Range certainly fits Rusty Blackbird better and photo at Cornell matches this image very well. Thanks again, Ted
Edit: I went back to the original photo and adjusted brightness/contrast and re-posted here; lots of rusty edges on wing feathers :)
Changed Taxon
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Do Rusty blackbirds have iridescence? I can make out some here
Iridescence
I believe its does have iridescence, check my search on blackbird at eNature.com for zip code 19701. Statement there under Rusty Blackbird says "In spring males are black, with a bluish and greenish iridescence".
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Blackbird
My Sibley guide shows Brewer's Blackbirds are uncommon in the coastal eastern states. Perhaps a Rusty Blackbird? Might be hard to tell from this picture.
Merry Christmas!