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Birders

GoCubsGo

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4. They are probably blackbirds.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Thu Jan 10, 2013, 08:47 PM

Jan 2013

Rusty blackbirds and red-wing blackbirds are abundant here in the winter. The flock in huge numbers. There is a wetland near the Augusta (GA) airport, where about a million of them roost. It's possible they're common grackles, but they are a little bit bigger.

On edit: Here's a link to photos of rusty blackbirds:
https://www.google.com/search?q=rusty+blackbird&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=55U&tbo=d&rls=org.mozilla:en-US fficial&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=lW_vUKDcIvS60AHJ14DYAQ&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAA&biw=1366&bih=589

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In SC, in cooler weather, one sees large flocks of small, black, noisy birds. [View all] raccoon Jan 2013 OP

I would say starlings, except that . . . fadedrose Jan 2013 #1

These are probably starlings. They are dark-colored but not black like crows. nt raccoon Jan 2013 #2

That sounds just like European Starlings. Curmudgeoness Jan 2013 #3

They are probably blackbirds. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #4

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