Re: Best Bird Web Site?

"Charlie Fisher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:

>Boat-tailed grackles show the sexual dimorphism you describe. And in Florida
>they are all over the gulf coast. That's where I am also, so I see them a
>lot. They can hang around outdoor restaurants and at amusement parks, just
>as you described.
>
>Try the cornell lab of ornithology at
>
>They are a bit bigger than 9-10in, though, more like 16-17 (about crow
>sized, really).
>
>Charlie
>
>"Jim07D3" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> Hi,
>>
>> I am trying to settle a dispute about whether a bird we saw (males and
>> females) on a dockside eatery on the west coast of Florida is a common
>> blackbird or a grackle, or even a crow as some of us said, or
>> something else. Can you direct be to a good web site for such?
>>
>> That's my main question, but here's some more info.
>>
>> The male (presumably) was a glossy black, the female gray-brown, they
>> were about 9 - 10 inches long, somewhat aggressive in going after bits
>> and pieces of the lunch of people who didn't pay attention.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>

Thanks, Charlie. I found the Cornell site, too.
>> Jim07D3
>>
>


Jim07D3