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.

With a body length of almost 20 inches, a crow is about twice as long as a robin and substantially bigger, bulkier and broader-winged than the 12-inch grackle. Crows and grackles tend to travel in ...

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, however, are not in the Corvid (crow) family; they are blackbirds, in the same family as orioles, meadowlarks and red-winged blackbirds. Grackles are one of the few birds to benefit from ...

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.

Grackles are not the only large, irritating birds who make Austin home. In fact, one can observe two others — the American crow and the monk parakeet — making just as much noise while ...