Minnesota Seasons - Common Grackle


Common Grackle		No Image Available
Quiscalus quiscula

Order	Passeriformes (Perching birds)
Family	Icteridae (Blackbirds and Orioles)
Status	Abundant migrant and breeder
Habitat	Wetlands, fields, wet meadows, riparian woodlands, coniferous forest and woodland edges, urban parks
Food
Size	11″ to 13½″
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Nesting

Range	Breeding: Throughout Winter: N/A Migration:

Sightings	Crosstown West Park Earley Lake Park Hole-in-the-Mountain Prairie Iron Horse Prairie SNA	Mound Prairie SNA Myre-Big Island State Park Sedan Brook Prairie SNA Sibley State Park

Phenology	March 23, 2011 – First appearance in spring; bird feeder

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