ABILENE, Texas - These annoying birds have set up winter roosts around south Abilene, but why do they like it there so much? According to Kathy McGinty, Wildlife Biologist with Texas Parks and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thousands of great-tailed grackles gather at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to roost, Feb. 13, 2026. The city-dwelling ...

Last week, I wrote about the red-winged blackbird, one of the first migratory species to arrive in our area in the spring, characterizing their great flocks as the vanguard of an approaching army, ...

A black bird isn't necessarily a blackbird. It could be a crow, a grackle or a starling. Flocks of black birds are common in fields, on power lines and along roads in the fall. All these black birds ...

You’ve probably seen them: Glossy black, mid-sized birds with bright yellow eyes and a brazen attitude. They’re grackles, and they live where humans like to be, hoping for handouts, picking through ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Deep in the heart of the Walmart parking lot on Shreveport Bossier Highway, every day is a fight for survival as Great-tailed grackles fight over scraps. Parking lot ...