The Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) was first recorded in Oregon on 16 May 1980, when an adult male was seen by numerous observers at Malheur Field Station (MFS), ± 50 km SSE of Burns, Harney Co., Oregon. The individual was consistently observed within 10 m as it fed with Yellow-headed (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) and Brewer’s (Euphagus cyanocephalus) blackbirds and Brown-headed Cowbirds (Molothrus ater). The grackle was considerably larger than the associating icterids, and the long tail formed the characteristic vee or keel. The eye color was yellow. A photograph of the bird was published in American Birds (Rogers 1980a). Following the initial sighting, several other Great-tailed Grackles were found in Oregon during 1980 and 1981.