Common Grackle - Jill L
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Location

Bancroft Pond
Missoula, Montana, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 46.838266, -114.0102768
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Large blackbirds with thick bill, pale eye and long keel/wedge shaped tail. Male with blue sheen on head. Pair flew in to the ponds and the male sang and displayed for a minute before they took off again. Song was rusty gate song and not as clean as BRBL song. Bino pic showing the long tail

Technical information

Model
SM-G973U
ISO
50
Focal length
4.3 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/1.5
Shutter speed
9/2500 sec
Dimensions
834 pixels x 626 pixels
Original file size
163.06 KB