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Re:Does anyone recognise this bird? - 2008/05/22 07:06
Star, the pictures are definitely of a young grackle.. I have rehabilitated quite a few of them. When they are young fledglings they appear to have a mask, because they lack feathers in a certain pattern on their face until they reach a certain age.
They also vary in size depending on their age, and the one you have pictured looks to be about 4-6 weeks old. They grow VERY quickly, and are nearly ready to be on their own within a few months! Hatchings of Common Grackles start out at around or under 2 inches and when full grown stand around a foot tall.
I live in Southeastern Ohio and they are very common here. In fact, just a little bit ago I returned one just about the age and size of the one you have pictured to a nearby tree, since it was sitting in the middle of the road just a few houses down from me!
Not quite old enough to fear humans either, at least until I picked it up. It then proceeded to cuss at me in bird language and bite my fingers lol! So now my cat isn't happy (cats are never truly pleased though!) and he can't figure out why I'm not letting him outside. =]
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The problem is........ now I'm curious to know as well. Hopefully someone will come up with the answer. If not here, will you let me know anyway please? 
Now we still don't know what it was