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[Ontbirds] Great-tailed Grackle - Port Rowan Wetland (#long_point)

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Stu Mackenzie
Fri, Dec 6, 2019 10:18 PM

Ontario,

This evening I came upon a strange, large, lone grackle calling in the restored area south of the main Port Rowan wetland complex. It flushed shortly thereafter and flew south and perched above Hunter Dr.. and then flew south toward the Birds Canada HQ. It was a female. Some subtle plumage characteristics, a little bit of size,shape,behavior, but mostly the call led me to believe it was a Great-tailed Grackle. A ‘picture’ will be posted in eBird later this evening.

Location of where it flushed from is here - Dropped pin
Near Norfolk County, ON
https://goo.gl/maps/hRHD1exeXZSpS6vu9

Long Point Birding Trail site 11b - https://www.birdscanada.org/longpoint/images/LPBTbrochure.pdf

My only hope for being rediscovered is if it’s habitual, or turns up at a feeder somewhere.

Good birding,

Stu


Ontario, This evening I came upon a strange, large, lone grackle calling in the restored area south of the main Port Rowan wetland complex. It flushed shortly thereafter and flew south and perched above Hunter Dr.. and then flew south toward the Birds Canada HQ. It was a female. Some subtle plumage characteristics, a little bit of size,shape,behavior, but mostly the call led me to believe it was a Great-tailed Grackle. A ‘picture’ will be posted in eBird later this evening. Location of where it flushed from is here - Dropped pin Near Norfolk County, ON https://goo.gl/maps/hRHD1exeXZSpS6vu9 Long Point Birding Trail site 11b - https://www.birdscanada.org/longpoint/images/LPBTbrochure.pdf My only hope for being rediscovered is if it’s habitual, or turns up at a feeder somewhere. Good birding, Stu ____________________