People are often confused about the life cycle of birds and what one is supposed to do with a baby bird found outside of a nest—but not this Bernese Mountain Dog. When he found a fledgling grackle in ...

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

It might sound strange to hear that a once-common bird is experiencing a decline, but that is what is happening with the common grackle. This iridescent blackbird species, once numbering around 150 ...

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 ...

Grackles have been prancing around my lawn this week showing off their iridescence as they search for grubs and other fodder. The grackles are large, black, conspicuous – and almost always unwelcome ...