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 ...

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 ...

Approximately 18 inches in length. Wingspan of 18.9 inches. Grackles are typically found in urban areas, feedlots and croplands. They can also be found in marshy wetlands. Great-tailed grackles are ...

Approximately 11 to 13.4 inches in length. Wingspan of 14.2 to 18.1 inches. Common grackles are found in wetlands, hedgerows, fields, wet meadows, riparian woodlands, woodland edges, shrubby urban and ...