There is an often noisy, conspicuous bird that has reached the Mountains in recent decades. It looks like an oversized Brewer ...

Do common grackles deserve their bad reputation? Learn why they're cooler than you think — and why scientists are watching population numbers.

However, their broad, fan-shaped tails set them apart. Their heads are flat, not rounded like boat-tailed grackles. These ...

The decline of many common birds, including grackles, makes it all the more important to protect and cherish them, Witko said. "Birds are amazing, if we stop and look at them," Witko said.

The grackles are large, black, conspicuous – and almost always unwelcome birds. Yet the grackle is widespread, gregarious, handsome and of surpassing interest. Grackles are easy to recognize.

Failing that, perhaps we could find some regal Houston designation for the grackle. Consider this excerpt from B.C. Robison’s “Birds of Houston”: “Common grackles assemble in flocks in ...

If you've ever seen a grackle steal your dog pellets or a starling peck open a garbage bag, you get a sense of that some birds have learned to take advantage of new feeding opportunities -- a ...

sitting next to a cheeping baby grackle that had dropped from its nest. Someone had posted about the fallen bird to a neighborhood group and Mitchell refused to let the tiny bundle of feathers die ...

Molothrus ater – A sneaky bird that will replace eggs from other nests with its own. These seed and insect eaters forage mostly on the ground and are widely found across the U.S. Common Grackle ...