[mou] Great-tailed Grackle, Brown County
Brian Smith
brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net
Wed, 3 May 2006 21:11:12 -0500
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Hi,
Late this afternoon I stopped by the local hardware store in Sleepy Eye =
to get a few things. The store is on highway 14, on the eastern edge of =
town and has a small holding pond right next to it. Most of the year =
this pond is dry, but with the recent rains it has a good deal of water =
in it and even has a few cattails growing in it. As I left the store =
and was walking back to my car I glanced over towards the holding pond =
and lo and behold there was a very large (and large tailed) grackle =
foraging on the shore of the pond. It looked gigantic compared to the =
other grackles that were foraging nearby. After a few seconds of =
disbelief I came to realize that it was a Great-tailed Grackle. The =
GTG leisurely foraged and preened and I was able to watch it very =
closely from my car. It didn't vocalize much, but it did give a few =
clucks and whistles. After about 15 minutes it took off and flew over =
Hwy. 14 to the east and kept on going. I'll check back there tomorrow =
but I suspect that it's moved on.
Good birding,
Brian Smith
Sleepy Eye
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Late this afternoon I stopped by the local hardware =
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Sleepy Eye to get a few things. The store is on highway 14, on the =
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edge of town and has a small holding pond right next to it. =
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the year this pond is dry, but with the recent rains it has a good deal =
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in it and even has a few cattails growing in it. As I left the =
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was walking back to my car I glanced over towards the holding pond and =
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behold there was a very large (and large tailed) grackle foraging on the =
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of the pond. It looked gigantic compared to the other grackles =
that were=20
foraging nearby. After a few seconds of disbelief I came=20
to realize that it was a Great-tailed Grackle. </FONT><FONT=20
size=3D2>The GTG leisurely foraged and preened and I was able to =
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very closely from my car. It didn't vocalize much, but it did give =
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clucks and whistles. After about 15 minutes it took off and=20
flew over Hwy. 14 to the east and kept on =
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back there tomorrow but I suspect that it's moved on.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Good birding,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Brian Smith</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Sleepy Eye</FONT></DIV>
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