They also like fast food. Vicky McMillan Special to The Island Packet/ The Beaufort Gazette Boat-tailed Grackles are large, noisy birds with forceful personalities. Males have glossy, iridescent ...

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However, their broad, fan-shaped tails set them apart. Their heads are flat, not rounded like boat-tailed grackles. These ...

After a few minutes, the bird went away. Gould figured it would ... “Believe it or not,” he wrote via email, “the closely-related Boat-tailed Grackle has been observed trying to mate with ...

the boat-tailed grackle of the South (which may grow to 17 inches) has a larger tail. Although it’s only natural, grackles are often scorned because they’re known to raid other birds nests ...

the boat-tailed grackle, who are not rapidly expanding their range. Based on citizen science observations of bird occurrences, the researchers found that, between 1979 and 2019, great-tails did ...

the boat-tailed grackle, who are not rapidly expanding their range. Based on citizen science observations of bird occurrences, the researchers found that, between 1979 and 2019, great-tails did ...

The boat-tailed grackle occurs along the coast from Texas to Connecticut. It’s especially abundant in the Florida Panhandle. The other, a bird of the southwestern states, is great-tailed grackle ...