Why do Texas grackles congregate in great gregarious mobs at parking lots, parks, airports during the winter?

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 ...

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 ...

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.

I had hoped to ask you this question in person, but with face-to-face conversations being limited right now, I’m writing to you instead. What can I do to “grackle-proof” my bird feeder. They keep ...

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 ...

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 ...