I while ago (around winter time) I kept seeing these black birds. They were flying in flocks of hundreds, often with some Eastern Starlings. I have no clue what this bird is. It was definitely big, like forearm length. ( I live in Southern NJ)
Thank you.
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LuckkyOne
May 15, 2016
This black bird is a Common Grackle. They're common throughout North America. If you go down south, you'll see Great-tailed. If you go down around Louisiana, you'll see Boat-tailed.
LuckkyOne
May 28, 2016
Quote from Ospreyeagle :
This black bird is a Common Grackle. They're common throughout North America. If you go down south, you'll see Great-tailed. If you go down around Louisiana, you'll see Boat-tailed.
Don't common grackles have blue on their heads?
These birds didn't.
Quote from LuckkyOne :
Don't common grackles have blue on their heads?
These birds didn't.
Yes, they do, but the light has to hit them just right, otherwise they can look overall black/brown. Also, we have some grackles we assumed hatched last year that are still very dull.
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