y friend John loved grackles. He believed that, to be true to the oft-trumpeted independent Texas spirit, we should change ...

A common grackle in flight over a field of cattails. - Wirestock/Getty It might sound strange to hear that a once-common bird is experiencing a decline, but that is what is happening with the ...

But they, like the other oriole species, have evolved brilliant orange plumage that distinguishes them easily from the more familiar blackbirds, such as red-winged blackbirds, common grackles and ...

Several kinds of blackbirds measured in the thousands, including 454,000 common grackles in 1964. We have nothing like that today, though starlings still lead the 10-year average with 2,588.

but that is what is happening with the common grackle. This iridescent blackbird species, once numbering around 150 million across much of the U.S. and Canada, has seen a significant downward shift in ...

If local observations are any indication, this so far has been one of the poorest in terms of birds at the feeders in the 10 ...

Once again I tied the record for February with 35 species. March saw the arrival of the year’s first common grackles, but ...

Happy New Year everybody! I was delighted to have a snowy celebration for this iconic winter holiday and I hope that you are ...

Local birdwatching enthusiasts tallied 57 species of birds during the 64th consecutive Christmas Bird Count, held Sunday, Dec. 15, in a 15-mile "count circle" that included both and East Grand Forks.