BREWER'S BLACKBIRD, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN, NAPLES, FL

   We can ID this bird as  Brewer's Blackbird as follows:

• Glossy combination of black and midnight blue.
• Yellow eye.
• Thick bill.
• Common locally in parks and open grounds, where it forages for seeds and insects.   This is the habitat it was sighted in at the Naples Botanical Garden. The similar Rusty Blackbird would generally be found near swamps and marshes.