These recent sightings are compiled by Sue McGrath of the Newburyport Birders who says May is the month birders live for.

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So Common Grackle are often seen in areas that are ... And the other bird that’s running around on the ground here is a European Starling. They are an introduced species. The legend is that ...

This Red-Bellied Woodpecker prefers to devour them whole. Looking for a wild bird food that deters European Starlings and Common Grackles? Safflower seed will do the trick. The hard shell deters ...

The Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula ... Explore more about the Brown-headed Cowbird here. The European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) came to North America as a very adaptable blackbird. These birds ...

Looking for a wild bird food that deters European Starlings and Common Grackles? Safflower seed will do the trick. The hard shell deters starlings and grackles but is enjoyed by other birds like ...

Furthermore, there are times when a large flock of black-looking birds can be a mixture of Starlings and Brown-headed Cowbirds and maybe some Grackles and Red-wings. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY ...

I’ll get a call from somebody whose shopping center has gotten invaded by grackles and starlings. They’re scaring off customers, pooping all over cars. It’ll be dusk when all these birds are ...

Though grackles have been on the decline ... and the invasive European starling may also mix with these flocks. Woltmann said we may also see tremendous flocks of American robins flying overhead ...

While it is true that they can be bullies at the bird feeders, they aren’t the only ones– just watch bluejays or our native grackles. While starlings aren’t native, like bluejays or grackles ...