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The first grackle arrived at our feeder around the first of March. The numbers grew until at least 10 or 12 now gather at the feeding area, squabble among themselves, give their squeaky calls and gobble up all the seed. Only a few white-throated sparrows are brave enough to scratch for seed on the ground under the feeder, well away from hungry blackbirds.
In an informal survey of friends who feed birds, I have learned that people lucky enough to live in the woods, surrounded by big trees, are free of grackles. They are lucky.
While reminding readers that the common grackle, a native North American species, is protected by federal law, I have discovered methods to keep the birds away from the feed
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