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 ...

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

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 open areas such ...

There are many villains in the bird world and the common grackle is one of them. This large blackbird is a common bully around feeders, chasing the other birds away while he feasts on the seeds.