Check out black and white birds you might see. Females grackles are a bit smaller than males with duller plumage. The female great-tailed grackle is dark brown above and lighter brown on the chest ...

The great-tailed grackle is the most common in Houston. And our urban grackle comes across as a playful bird. Sure, their numbers can prompt Hitchcockian anxiety. But they create a wide range of ...