Grackle sounds like something you use in construction, or maybe a kind of candy. “Shopkeep, may I please have a Grackle?”

But really, they’re common birds that look vaguely crow-like and vaguely starling-like. But they’re still fun when you see ’em.

Medium-sized dark brown bird with a blue/black head and a bright golden eye sits on a branch.
Common Grackle; Lambert Lake Nature Preserve, DuPage, IL; 14 June 2024

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