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[ajf180]

I'm a newbie to birding and I'm having trouble with blackbirds. Here are 3. I think the first 2 are brewer's and the 3rd is american crow. Did I get it right?!
I'm located in Northern Utah and these were taken today.

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[Liam]

Where are you located?

[ajf180]

Whoops! Sorry. I'm located in Northern Utah and these were taken today.

[hbvol]

I think 1 and 2 are Brewer's blackbirds
#3 is, I believe, an American Crow

[Pat B.]

First 2 are Brewer's blackbirds (males - note the iridescence and the yellow eye) & 3d is American Crow. A Raven's bill would be even bigger, and it would look shaggier around the chin and Ravens are really huge. I was told by local birders that, in our area, we should expect that something like this in a residential area should be a crow, and those out in wild areas (like Antelope Island) should be Ravens, but of course not necessarily; not sure if this applies in your case.