Last week, I wrote about the red-winged blackbird, which is one of the first migratory species to arrive in our area in the spring. I characterized the great flocks of red-wings as the vanguard of an ...

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. Look closer ...

SOUTH NEWFANE Some of the blackbirds are among the earliest songbirds to return to our Vermont neighborhoods. The blackbirds which return early are members of the blackbird family (Icteridae), and ...

Why do Texas grackles congregate in great gregarious mobs at parking lots, parks, airports during the winter?

I’ve been seeing a lot of common grackles lately, so now is probably a good time to feature the species. But let me first address an error from last week. I ...