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Common Grackle

Quiscalus quiscula

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Field Notes

Description:

Common Grackles are large, lanky blackbirds with long legs and long tails. its feathers appear black with purple, green or blue iridescence on the head, and primarily bronze sheen in the body plumage.

Habitat:

Common Grackles typically live around agricultural fields, , city parks, and suburban lawns. They’re also common in open habitats including woodland, forest edges, meadows, and marshes.

Notes:

Photo taken by Sam Massey

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PublishedSeptember 19, 2014

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