Great-tailed Grackle
(Quiscalus mexicanus) ORDER: PASSERIFORMES FAMILY: ICTERIDAE
~ June 14, 2009
Ballona Wetlands, CA
I was having difficulty identifying this bird, so I decided to join What Bird Forum. The members were very speedy in answering. This Great-tailed Grackle is a female, which is brown. I think that is what was confusing me as the male is black.