I was hearing a red-winged blackbird but seeing a common grackle. Which was fine. If I wasn’t excessively comfortable with cognitive dissonance I wouldn’t be able to get out of […] ...

What Does a Common Grackle Look Like? At a glance, many birders might confuse a common grackle for other black birds, including European starlings, red-winged blackbirds or American crows.

These recent sightings are compiled by Sue McGrath of the Newburyport Birders. Report your sightings to Newburyport Birders ...

By BETSY BLOOM Iron Mountain Daily News IRON MOUNTAIN — Spring snow, not surprisingly, tends to drive the birds to the feeders, especially the early migrants back in the region. But the ice storm this ...

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Mosquitoes have been transmitting the West Nile virus to humans in the United States for over 25 years, but we still don't ...

Bird trapping focuses on nine species known to be bitten by Culex mosquitoes: American robins, mourning doves, Northern cardinals, house sparrows, common grackles, European starlings, gray ...

Ten other species of shorebirds feed on them, Ackerman tells us, "along with sparrows, mourning doves, cowbirds, common grackles, pigeons, and three kinds of gulls. Turtles prey on them ...

For additional information on Brewer’s Blackbird, click here. The Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) is a large, black bird known for its piercing yellow eyes and long, keel-shaped tail. These birds ...