Does the bird suggest a grackle, disregarding the white markings, such as shape of tail & body, size, mannerisms, etc? If so, it is likely a leuistic (or partial albino) grackle. Laura Dornan Stark County ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]