[Length 7.5 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

This male Brown-headed Cowbird was photographed at Quivira NWR, Stafford, Kansas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6 IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 11, 2019)

[Length 14.5 (Female) to 16.5 (Male) in. Wingspan 17.5 (F) to 23 (M) in.]

Boat-tailed Grackles breed along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts from Long Island, New York to the central coast of Texas. The "Atlantic" birds have yellow eyes, while the "Gulf Coast" birds have brown eyes (a useful mark in separating them from the similar Great-tailed Grackle which occurs from Mississippi to California and inland from Ohio to northern California). The two species overlap along the Gulf coasts of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Central Texas. This male "Atlantic" Boat-tailed Grackle was photographed near a tourist stop along the Tamiami Trail in Florida, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: November 1979)

[Length 14.5 (Female) to 16.5 (Male) in. Wingspan 17.5 (F) to 23 (M) in.]

Boat-tailed Grackles breed along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts from Long Island, New York to the central coast of Texas. The "Atlantic" birds have yellow eyes, while the "Gulf Coast" birds have brown eyes (which can be seen in this photograph and is a useful mark in separating them from the similar Great-tailed Grackle which occurs from Mississippi to California and inland from Ohio to northern California). The two species overlap along the Gulf coasts of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Central Texas. This male "Gulf Coast" Boat-tailed Grackle was photographed near Rosenberg, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 2000)

[Length 14.5 (Female) to 16.5 (Male) in. Wingspan 17.5 (F) to 23 (M) in.]

This male Boat-tailed Grackle was photographed at Shoveler Pond, Anahuac NWR, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: April 15, 2005)

[Length 14.5 (Female) to 16.5 (Male) in. Wingspan 17.5 (F) to 23 (M) in.]

This female Boat-tailed Grackle was photographed at Shoveler Pond, Anahuac NWR, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: April 18, 2005)

[Length 14.5 (Female) to 16.5 (Male) in. Wingspan 17.5 (F) to 23 (M) in.]

This male Boat-tailed Grackle was photographed at Matagorda County Jetty Park, Matagorda, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens (EFL=300mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: March 6, 2006)

[Length 14.5 (Female) to 16.5 (Male) in. Wingspan 17.5 (F) to 23 (M) in.]

This female Boat-tailed Grackle was photographed at the Willows, Anahuac NWR, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=600mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: April 18, 2006)

[Length 14.5 (Female) to 16.5 (Male) in. Wingspan 17.5 (F) to 23 (M) in.]

This male Boat-tailed Grackle was photographed at the Willows, Anahuac NWR, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=600mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: April 22, 2006)