Common Grackles

Quiscalus quiscula

Male Common Grackles have yellow eyes, glossy black plumage with blue to purple iridescence. Females are about half the size of males and are a rich brown.

My Uncommon Common Grackle Sighting Anniversary

By Mia McPherson|2023-11-30T16:16:18-06:00November 30th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Common Grackles, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: adult, bill, Common Grackle, Glover Pond, grackle, grackles, male, open, perched, Quiscalus quiscula, Russian Olive, uncommon, uncommon at location, winter|

Today is the third anniversary of my uncommon Common Grackle sighting in Utah. I found the grackle perched in a Russian Olive tree next to Glover Pond.

Common Grackle Males in Arkansas

By Mia McPherson|2023-07-17T03:45:47-05:00July 17th, 2023|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Common Grackles, Sebastian County|Tags: adult, birdbath, blackbird, blackbirds, Common Grackle, grackle, grackles, look, male, Quiscalus quiscula, summer, surprised, urban, water, yard|

Today, I am tickled to share three male Common Grackle photos. I took these images in my friend Steve Creek's yard during my visit to Arkansas last month.

Finding Two Uncommon Birds In One Week – Rusty Blackbird And Common Grackle

By Mia McPherson|2023-11-30T03:43:46-06:00December 5th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Common Grackles, Davis County, Rusty Blackbirds, Utah|Tags: adult, blackbird, blackbirds, Common Grackle, Euphagus carolinus, Glover Pond, grackle, grackles, male, nonbreeding plumage, perched, pond, Quiscalus quiscula, rare, Russian Olive, Rusty Blackbird, sighting, uncommon, uncommon at location, water, winter|

Finding two uncommon birds this week at the same olive tree really has me buzzed and to finally see a Rusty Blackbird has made me feel like jumping over the moon.