Grackles are large blackbirds that have a reputation as bullies at feeders. There are three types of grackle birds to look for across America.

Grackles: You either love them, love to hate them or — wait, is that a crow? While grackles are so popular they have been dubbed the “the unofficial city mascot,” University of Texas biology ...

And it probably isn’t a crow. It is more likely a raven or a grackle, which do not flock as readily as crows (BTW crow “flocks” are called “murders”).

Common grackles can be identified by their long, tall bodies and long beaks. Being large birds, they are around the size of the crow or American robin and are very noticeable in their large flocks.

American crow: These birds are smarter than most small children, but they won't eat them. ... Common grackle: May appear dark and scary from afar, but a closer look reveals their beauty.

Grackles get their name from graculus, the Latin word for jackdaw, a European black bird. The great-tailed grackle is distinguished from its close cousin the common grackle by its larger body, and ...

The grackle also is a large blackbird, “crow-sized counting the long tail,” according to Dexter. The main reason for all the interest, however, is that great-tailed grackles are not supposed ...

The great-tailed grackle has a conspicuously longer tail, ... You know what an American crow looks like. There's no all-black, chicken-sized bird quite like it in Houston.

Readers ask if grackles are a nuisance. A defense of the unofficial bird of Houston. Houston Chronicle Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo. ... Is grackle just a different way of saying ‘crow’?