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Morro Bay
10Oct2012
Euphagus cyanocephalus
(L 9" WS 15.5" WT 2.2 oz)
Brewer‘s Blackbird
females
Euphagus in Greek means good
glutton; cyanocephalus in
Greek means dark blue head.
glutton; cyanocephalus in
Greek means dark blue head.
© Cornell
Ornithology
Ornithology
© Audubon
Society
Society
Note the bright
yellow eye...it’s
only occasionally
seen in females.
yellow eye...it’s
only occasionally
seen in females.
Shadow Cliffs Pk
Pleasanton
Pleasanton
16Jun2011
Many are shot or poisoned at farm
fields...but they eat insects not
grains...thus are friends to farmers.
fields...but they eat insects not
grains...thus are friends to farmers.