Male great-tailed grackle. “Long-legged, slender blackbird with a V-shaped tail, a flat-headed profile and a stout bill. Males are iridescent black with piercing yellow eyes.” In flight ...

In honor of Halloween, I thought I’d talk a little bit about birds that are black, some of which are blackbirds and some of which are not. The first one is the great-tailed grackle. If you’ve ...

SAMUEL: Yeah, it was the great-tailed grackle, a shiny black bird with a long tail and yellow eyes. DETROW: What is it about birds that you love so much that makes you want to spend time studying ...