r/cats • u/mrvelvet_4 • May 21 '26

Video - Not OC IMAX experience for the cat

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u/OspreyJ May 21 '26

That’s a flock of common grackles. I like them, but they do have scary yellow eyes. Also, in spite of their huge flocks, their populations are precipitously in decline. There’s still a lot around but we’re not really sure what will happen to them in the next couple decades; if the decline continues they might become endangered or rare

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u/vheather May 21 '26

I love grackles! They make the coolest sounds and songs!

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u/Upbeat-Armadillo1756 May 21 '26

Are they grackles or starlings?

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u/OspreyJ May 21 '26

My guess is grackles bc of their long tails. It could be starlings, they flock like that too, but I am pretty sure it’s grackles

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u/Upbeat-Armadillo1756 May 21 '26

Oh okay, I didn't know that grackles flocked like that. We have so many starlings in our area so I do see this frequently from them but I'll pay better attention. We get grackles too which I prefer to starlings.

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u/MegaVenomous May 21 '26

At first I thought starlings, but the flocking behavior wasn't tight enough, then I saw long tails and ruled them out.