Leggy and sharp-eyed, Common Grackles (along with their larger, showier relatives, Great-tailed Grackles and Boat-tailed ...

Birds such as crows and ravens may have a bad rap thanks to superstitions and negative portrayals in popular culture, but they offer a lot more than fodder for scary stories. In fact, they're ...

The first common grackles arrived March 22 this year. We heard their high-pitched screeches, which sound like rusty hinges on a garden gate, and saw these blue jay-sized black-colored birds flying by.

Some consider the great-tailed grackle among the more pesky birds, but the black birds are smarter than one might think. Some researchers rank them right up there with crows, which are known for their ...

It's the classic "bully bird." Big, aggressive and just sits on the feeder while other birds patiently wait their turn -- if there's anything left. So what's a feeder watcher to do about Common ...

Last week’s high water came up just more than 3 feet in the basement in my 14-by-18-foot "duck shack." Fortunately, my cabin next door is well above flood level, making it a great place to watch ...

It might sound strange to hear that a once-common bird is experiencing a decline, but that is what is happening with the ...

A swarm of grackles in downtown Houston. But some had another favorite, and that includes the organization’s own resident ornithologist, Dr. Richard Gibbons. Sign up for the Hello, Houston! daily ...

In honor of Halloween, I thought I’d talk a little bit about birds that are black, some of which are blackbirds and some of which are not. The first one is the great-tailed grackle. If you’ve been to ...

It took a customized headpiece to monitor when and how much a grackle blinked in flight. By Elizabeth Preston When Jessica Yorzinski chased great-tailed grackles across a field, it wasn’t a contest to ...

Whenever I taught my zoology and environmental biology courses, I would usually try to schedule several laboratory periods wherein the students and I would venture outside into the campus, riverine ...

If you're from here, then you are well aware. But if you're new to North Texas, you might look on in wonder – why swarms of birds seemingly take over store parking lots and other places. With each ...