These are horrible shots as they are heavily cropped (100%)...

Body of a red-winged blackbird, head of...well...something else. Reminiscent of a yellow-headed blackbird, however the black cap/mask is different. No under wing markings that I could see.

Found in the marshy sound area in the NE part of the state (Outer Banks).

I've been looking online for quite a while now and haven't been able to ID it.

Any ideas?



[Edited on May 18, 2008 at 9:49 PM. Reason : pic]

5/18/2008 9:49:04 PM

maybe its some subspecies of Redwing blackbird


honestly, being that its in a marsh and looks like a RWB thats what id call it, but im no bird expert holla at receivedeath hed know

5/18/2008 10:46:29 PM

http://www.backyardbirdcam.com/gallery/blackbird-rw-albino.htm

5/19/2008 12:30:20 AM

^you rock!!!! how cool...though mine has actual yellow (and wouldn't albino just be white?)


[Edited on May 19, 2008 at 5:16 AM. Reason : ]

5/19/2008 5:15:19 AM

Hey I've seen that kind of bird a time or two

5/19/2008 7:18:07 AM

wassup!!!

hehe it must be a beach thing

5/20/2008 8:52:09 PM

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"(and wouldn't albino just be white?) "

ever seen an albino python?

^yea im from jacksonville we saw em all the time in the sounds and marshes

[Edited on May 20, 2008 at 9:53 PM. Reason : c]

5/20/2008 9:52:23 PM