Adult male © Jack & Holly Bartholmai eBird S44299158 Macaulay Library ML 93138231
Female © Evan Lipton
Adult male © Melissa James
Adult male © Logan Parker
Female (Purple form) © Michael O'Brien
+ 5
Female (Bronze form) © Ida & Carlos Furtado
Juvenile © Simon Boivin
Juvenile © Maxima Gomez-Palmer
Adult male © Epi Shemming

Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula

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Identification

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Lanky, fierce-looking, glossy blackbird. A bit larger than a jay; smaller, proportionally longer-tailed and shorter-winged than a crow. Staring yellow eye and long heavy bill (compared to Red-winged Blackbird). Often in flocks with other blackbirds in winter. Forages in fields, scrubby areas, and open woods. Visits feeders.

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