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Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscala
44.8012, -68.7778
Field Notes
Description:
13" long
Males often appear black; actually has iridescent blue-green head, dark purple wings, bronzy green back and breast; long, wedge-shaped tail is held flat, or carried in V in courtship. Female is very dark gray. Bill heavy, long, pointed; eyes yellow. Usually in small to very large flocks outside breeding season.
Voice- Song; short high "gurgle-eek"
Call- Loud "shack"
Habitat:
Farms, watersides, gardens, fields
Range from March to November,
all over New Englandin December through February
Some in southern New England
Notes:
Source: Nat'l Audubon Society Field Guide to New England by Peter Alden and Brian Cassie.
Blackbird family.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJune 10, 2013
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