When we think about signs of spring in New England, what usually comes to mind? Flocks of robins, red-winged blackbirds staking out territory in the marsh, vernal pools and peepers (they’ve been ...

Make us a Preferred Source on Google to see more of us when you search. Add Preferred Source During the 1980s, grackles roosted in great numbers among the sheltering coastal live oaks planted on the ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — What are those noisy birds gathering in the trees? Some Sioux Falls residents are starting to see large flocks of blackbirds or grackle. A grackle is a type of blackbird.

Some of the more common birds we see here in Texas are the grackles. You can hardly walk through a supermarket parking lot without seeing one of these brown or black birds peering out at you from ...

If you're from here, then you are well aware. But if you're new to North Texas, you might look on in wonder – why swarms of birds seemingly take over store parking lots and other places. With each ...

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – It’s that time of year in the Key City when we see a lot of birds in the skies, especially near the southside Walmart. These birds are called grackles, and local experts ...

Are your feeders dominated by grackles? Ours are too. Common grackles are large birds, 11-13 inches long, with long beaks. Their coloring is black with a beautiful iridescent sheen of blue, purple and ...

The first common grackles arrived March 22 this year. We heard their high-pitched screeches, which sound like rusty hinges on a garden gate, and saw these blue jay-sized black-colored birds flying by.

We put out the “caw” and were answered with plenty of grackle stories and poems. We also got an inspired message from reader Bill Carr, who says: “In honor of Grackle Week, I have a new word for you.