Hi Liz, It certainly could have been a BH Cowbird. They will occasionally overwinter in our area. There has been a large flock,(~50) visiting feeders at Lake Como again this winter. Happy birding, Gary
On Feb 12, 2015, at 11:42 AM, Liz Brown <e...@cornell.edu<mailto:e...@cornell.edu>> wrote: Hi all, This morning I had what looked like an all-black cowbird at my feeder in Mecklenburg - it had the overall shape and heavy bill of a brown-headed cowbird, and was roughly the same size, but it was black all over. I can say with certainty that it wasn't a blackbird or a grackle. Any ideas? I'll try to get a picture if it comes back. Thanks, Liz Brown -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
