Common Grackle |
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Description
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12". Jay-sized. long, wegde-shaped tail displaying longitudinal ridge or keel when in flight. Appears all black at a distance but is actually highly iridescent, with colors varying from blue to purple to green to bronze, depending on the light. Bright yellow eyes. Female duller and somewhat smaller then male. |
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Voice
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Clucks; hight-pitched, rising
screech like a rusty hinge.
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Habitat
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Lawns, parks, fields, open
woodlands.
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Nesting
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5 pale blue eggs, with black scrawls, in a bulky stick
nest lined with grass, placed anywhere from low in a bush to high in a
tree, Some birds nest in colonies, breeding most often in tall evergreens.
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Other
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Other
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