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Birders

elleng

(134,747 posts) Tue Jul 30, 2024, 06:20 PM Jul 30

Lotsa black birds around; noisy too.

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Lotsa black birds around; noisy too. (Original Post) elleng Jul 30 OP

I love all birds! HeartsCanHope Jul 30 #1

Not grackles; not sure what. elleng Jul 30 #2

Not starlings, no speckles. HeartsCanHope Jul 30 #3

Right, cowbirds are small. elleng Jul 30 #4

crows? or ravens ? AllaN01Bear Jul 31 #5

HeartsCanHope

(486 posts)

1. I love all birds!

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Tue Jul 30, 2024, 06:29 PM

Jul 30

What kind of birds are these? They look to be about the size of a grackle, but the feathers don't look "shiny". We get the Boat Tail grackles around here. They are very noisy and have a funny squeaky hinge type call.

elleng

(134,747 posts)

2. Not grackles; not sure what.

Reply to HeartsCanHope (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 30, 2024, 06:31 PM

Jul 30

HeartsCanHope

(486 posts)

3. Not starlings, no speckles.

Reply to elleng (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 30, 2024, 06:49 PM

Jul 30

How big are cowbirds compared to grackles, smaller, right? Too small for crows or ravens. That exhausts my knowledge without digging out some bird books. Let me know if you find out. Take care!