(posted to GABO-L)

I had 3 flyover RUSTY BLACKBIRDS (2 male, 1 female) at the botanical garden powerline this morning, though I wasn't able to get anyone else on them thanks to (what are the chances?) 3 grackles who decided to fly by more conspicuously at almost the same moment. There is plenty of soggy floodplain forest in Clarke Co. right now, so hopefully these are the first of many this winter.

Lorene Winter, Ed Maioriello, Alison Huff, Richard Hall, Bill O'Grady, Karla O'Grady, and I also had lingering Black-throated Green Warblers (3, including 2 adult males), a Magnolia Warbler, and a Swainson's Thrush to go with many of the usual winter residents.