ML240252511

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Observation details

While driving I-84 west bound near Dead Man's Pass Rest Stop, I noticed an oddly colored bird also flying westerly, along the north side of the interstate, in a manner which did not readily register as any bird I was familiar with. Not being able to instantly stop, I drove beyond the bird, and it flew out of my sight. I remember having the feeling that I hoped that this bird was not going to get away, because it looked odd, and I really wanted to take a closer look, just incase. I quickly took the Rest Stop exit, and drove back east on Old Emigrant Road. As I drove back, I thought through my search images, and Clark's Nutcracker initally came to mind, with the blackish wings, gray body, with white outer edged tail feathers, but even though the view was only less than two seconds, I noticed it was much smaller, and flew more buoyantly, and less direct, than a Nutcracker. As I traveled back eastward, I kept expecting to see a Clark's Nutcracker come into view. Then I refound the bird in question siting on an ODOT road sign. Then the grayish head, along with the smaller apparent size may me briefly think of Canada Jay. I stopped the car, got my binoculars trained on the bird, and to my surprise: a leucistic female Brewer's Blackbird, carrying nesting material. The near-by Brewer's male had the usual glossy, iridescence plumage.

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1080 pixels x 1427 pixels

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