Rusty Blackbird

[StevePath1@aol.com]

     I had a Rusty Blackbird visit the backyard briefly yesterday about 5:30 
in the afternoon. It stayed put long enough to get the spotting scope on it 
so I could confirm the yellow eye. I saw no iridescence of the head, though 
the light was not especially brilliant at that time. It was clearly smaller 
than the Robins present for comparison. This is the second Rusty Blackbird I 
have documented in the yard in the past 3 years.

Steve Tracy
Gastonia, NC