We had a grackle at a feeder in section 2 of the St. Paul CBC on the 18th of Dec (North Oaks, Vadnais Hts). It had been coming to the feeder for some time. It was surprising to see, but welcome on our list!
Imagine my surprise when a huge bird (compared to the chickadees and nuthatches) landed on the suet feeder right outside my window, and began to take large chunks of suet!! It was a grackle! So, this is the first winter in the 23 years we've lived here that I have seen a grackle after they all headed south in droves earlier this fall. My son and I went outside that day, to listen to the racket as 100's of them sat in the trees overhead and then up and left in large groups. It took 15-20 minutes for the birds to move on and the noise to subside! Holly Peirson Columbus, Anoka Co. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
