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 ____________________ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
