Yesterday morning I came across a flock of Common Grackles that was of brobdingnagian proportions. And what was more heart-stopping was that they were moving behind a row of homes. I can only feel for the birdfeeders living there, and wherever else that mob paid a visit. Fortunately, grackles have had no such impact here. I had a good deal of visitation by a family group over the summer months, but by a group that seemed rather well-behaved. And in fact we have never, as far as I am aware, experienced a swarm of grackles. It's probable we are not on or adjacent to habitat that a large group of grackles would find interesting. A bird of that size has greater nutritional needs than that which supports the smaller songbirds we attract. And that, I hope, stays the case. A few grackles in moderation is a pleasant diversion. Hundreds...let's not go there!
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