In the fall and winter, grackles gather in huge numbers in suburban trees at night, then spend their days searching for bugs, ...

After a while, one learns what to expect with each month and each season. July is going to be hot and humid. October will be colorful and somewhat melancholy. January will be cold and sleepy. And then ...

The Common Grackle – A medium-sized blackbird whose plumage is black, and has a sheen that is glossy and iridescent. Common Grackles range over almost all of eastern North America east of the Rockies, ...

SOUTH NEWFANE Last week, I was a music critic, reviewing the musical abilities of our locally common blackbirds: red-winged blackbird, brown-headed cowbird, and common grackle. My review was not ...

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 ...

Some of the more common birds we see here in Texas are the grackles. You can hardly walk through a supermarket parking lot without seeing one of these brown or black birds peering out at you from ...

When we think about signs of spring in New England, what usually comes to mind? Flocks of robins, red-winged blackbirds staking out territory in the marsh, vernal pools and peepers (they’ve been ...

Birds such as crows and ravens may have a bad rap thanks to superstitions and negative portrayals in popular culture, but they offer a lot more than fodder for scary stories. In fact, they're ...

If you're in the vicinity of the Walmart on Central Freeway next week and think you're in a war zone -- you are. But don't worry. Sheppard Air Force Base will again be doing battle only with the ...

Winter is a slower time for birding. There isn't as much to see. So, when rare birds pay a visit, they get a royal welcome. Thankfully, birders with cabin fever had some interesting options as we ...

For this installment of "From the Archives," we answer a reader question about the monk parakeets and grackles in Austin.

I went to Pets Mart today and asked for a common grackle, the lady had no idea what I was talking about. Where can I buy one, they look cute and I could ...