Do common grackles deserve their bad reputation? Learn why they're cooler than you think — and why scientists are watching ...

We’ll try to answer a few here. It is not. Grackles are smaller than crows. They possess a keeled tail, and yellow eyes, and their iridescent feathers flash different colors including purples ...

A common and widespread ground-dwelling icterid of the West, the Brewer’s in some ways replaces the common grackle ecologically. Monotypic. Length 9". A summer rusty blackbird is similar ...