Common grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
35.9132, -79.0558
Field Notes
Description:
Noisy birds, grackles gather in groups and peck for food on the ground and also eat at feeders, where they often displace smaller birds. They eat a variety of foods, including insects, minnows, frogs, eggs, berries, seeds, grain, suet and even small birds and mice.
Habitat:
My yard
Notes:
Unfortunately, the grackles are transporting ticks again.
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