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Common Grackle

Quiscalus quiscula

Photo by AaronS.Young
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A dark colored bird with iridescent feathers on head. Brown body. The grackle's rusty call is reminiscent of a rusty hinge.

Habitat:

Usually near water. Can be found in large, noisy migrating flocks in deciduous woods.

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PublishedSeptember 25, 2013

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