Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)

Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae Genus: Quiscalus Species: quiscula Profile: 1 positive 3 neutrals 4 negatives Regional... This bird has been reportedly found in the following regions: Little Rock, Arkansas Ken Caryl, Colorado Big Pine Key, Florida Black Diamond, Florida Jacksonville, Florida Palm Shores, Florida Santa Rosa Beach, Florida South Daytona, Florida Montpelier, Idaho Madison, Illinois Westchester, Illinois Carmel, Indiana Corunna, Indiana Dubuque, Iowa Hebron, Kentucky Irvine, Kentucky Melbourne, Kentucky Baton Rouge, Louisiana Clinton, Maryland Halifax, Massachusetts Belleville, Michigan Dearborn, Michigan Dearborn Heights, Michigan Richland, Mississippi Cole Camp, Missouri Conway, Missouri Glendale, Missouri Sedalia, Missouri Las Vegas, Nevada Beachwood, New Jersey Marlton, New Jersey Woodstown, New Jersey Hobbs, New Mexico Monument, New Mexico Himrod, New York West Islip, New York Yonkers, New York Winston-salem, North Carolina Belfield, North Dakota Bucyrus, Ohio Corning, Ohio Dayton, Ohio Geneva, Ohio Lebanon, Ohio Ashley, Pennsylvania Parkville, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Columbia, South Carolina Jonesborough, Tennessee Memphis, Tennessee Austin, Texas Callisburg, Texas Cleburne, Texas Iowa Park, Texas San Antonio, Texas Serenada, Texas Watauga, Texas West Valley City, Utah Ashburn, Virginia Hurt, Virginia Keswick, Virginia Roanoke, Virginia Walkerton, Virginia Como, Wisconsin Member Notes: Rating Author Comment Negative Ladypearl On Jan 24, 2009, Ladypearl from Iowa Park, TX wrote: I saw a pair of grackles attack nesting robins and drive them off the nest. The grackles then ate the robin eggs. They eat up the grain I put out for my chickens and eat up seed put out for the song birds. There seems to be an over population of these birds here in Texas. Negative ccove On Mar 24, 2009, ccove from West Islip, NY (Zone 6b) wrote: These birds are like the horde. They decend on my feeders and wipe it out. Positive EROCTUSE2 On Apr 5, 2009, EROCTUSE2 from Belleville, MI (Zone 5b) wrote: An incredibly intelligent bird, native to America, that seems to (unjustifiably) offend many backyard bird feeders. They can be territorial and hungry, and they can form large flocks, but have a right to their place. They've lived here much longer than we have. They're some of the most beautiful birds this birder has seen, but you know what they say about beauty. Neutral plantladylin On Feb 19, 2010, plantladylin from Daytona Beach, FL (Zone 9b) wrote: The Common Grackle is a permanent resident in my area and although I keep a few feeders full year round, we only see large flocks of these birds during the winter months. Their presence is sporadic at other times of the year. They are extremely loud and do raid the feeders but the other birds in my yard don't seem intimidated by them. I've never known or heard of the Common Grackle eating the eggs of other birds and am wondering if LadyPearl is perhaps seeing the American Crow in her area, which indeed is known to eat eggs as well as young birds! Neutral echohotel12 On Mar 3, 2010, echohotel12 from Jonesborough, TN wrote: This past fall, when there was a flock of several hundred migrating through our area, there was one in the group that had white wings. He stood out like a sore thumb. The only one that I have seen like this in all of my years. Has any one else witnessed this in them? Neutral SaberLily On Jun 12, 2010, SaberLily from Winchester, VA (Zone 7a) wrote: Grackles are omnivores: I have seen them crowd out other native species at the feeder (even other birds with aggressive reputations) and attack nesting robins (also a native species). On the upside, grackles eat a lot of insect pests, and they are aesthetically-stunning birds (even if their song is grating). But if you don't want to deal with them, changing your bird feed to seed mixes they don't care for is an easy and effective way to discourage them. Negative hydey6 On Apr 10, 2012, hydey6 from Corunna, IN wrote: This bird is nothing but a nusiance. They are aggressive to the other birds and even run off the blue jays. I only have 5 or 6 of them hanging around and that is too many! I'm not feeding birds to watch this one bully the others...if there was a way to get rid of them I certainly would. Negative tlm1 On Jul 26, 2012, tlm1 from Jacksonville, FL (Zone 9a) wrote: I would have to echo what hydey said. They are a nuisance, and a bully at our feeders, and baths. I find nothing beautiful about them. The voice is grating, kind of grackley! Name fits!

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