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Birding Reports => Migration Movements => Topic started by: Napper on March 10, 2013, 10:49:58 AM

Title: Grackle's and Red-winged Blackbirds
Post by: Napper on March 10, 2013, 10:49:58 AM: Anyone else seeing Grackles and Red-winged Blackbirds this fine "Spring forward" morning?

There is a definite increase in activity today. Thought I heard a Robin last evening, they did not
overwinter in our area this year.

Napper Milton

P.S We still have 6 inches of snow or more in the front yard
Title: Re: Grackle's and Red-winged Blackbirds
Post by: MEGHAN on March 10, 2013, 10:53:08 AM: Haven't spotted a Grackle yet, but heard my first RRBB this morning at work. (Ford Plant Oakville)

Meghan
Title: Re: Grackle's and Red-winged Blackbirds
Post by: JimmyM on March 10, 2013, 01:52:01 PM: 1st of the year this morning - 1 rwbb and 7 grackles feeding on scattered seeds from the feeder.
Jim
Title: Re: Grackle's and Red-winged Blackbirds
Post by: Reuven_M on March 10, 2013, 02:26:57 PM: Had 4 red-wings and 3 grackles in Guelph this morning, along with lots of other migrants passing through: 9 Horned Lark, ~15 robins, 100s of crows, 23 Tundra Swan, ~100 geese, 4 Ring-billed Gull, Lapland Longspur
Title: Re: Grackle's and Red-winged Blackbirds
Post by: KPaw on March 10, 2013, 09:09:14 PM: RWBB in High Park this afternoon.
Title: Re: Grackle's and Red-winged Blackbirds
Post by: MEGHAN on March 10, 2013, 09:44:44 PM: Just heard my first Killdeer...still at work.....
Title: Re: Grackle's and Red-winged Blackbirds
Post by: winz on March 10, 2013, 10:41:19 PM: 1 rwbb in Erindale Park this morning.. lots of cardinals calling also..
Title: Re: Grackle's and Red-winged Blackbirds
Post by: mr.sharp-photo on March 11, 2013, 08:00:19 AM: around 10 RWBB at the Spit.
started hearing robins mid-week last week. yesterday, saw two do a mating flutter in my brother's back yard.
cardinals have been singing for the past week.
yep. spring is pretty much here. my back yard's spring bulbs confirm it. already poking through the soil.
Title: Re: Grackle's and Red-winged Blackbirds
Post by: Bird Brain on March 11, 2013, 09:58:20 AM: I haven't seen or heard any RWBB's at Lake Aquitaine yet but this is OK - the back of my head has enough holes in it, thanks. :wink:
Title: Re: Grackle's and Red-winged Blackbirds
Post by: Halton Hills on March 11, 2013, 10:14:14 AM: Quote from: "Napper"
Anyone else seeing Grackles and Red-winged Blackbirds this fine "Spring forward" morning?

There is a definite increase in activity today. Thought I heard a Robin last evening

yep.....Red-Winged BB.....Robin.....Cardinal.....announced their presence yesterday...... :D

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Title: Re: Grackle's and Red-winged Blackbirds
Post by: Khalli on March 11, 2013, 11:59:10 AM: The Robins were out in full force along the sides of the roads down near the shores of Lake Erie as were a large number of Redwinged Blackbirds. Nearer to Port Burwell area I saw at least 4 different Killdeers that tried to entice me away from the direction I was walking. I guess spring has sprung. :D
Title: Re: Grackle's and Red-winged Blackbirds
Post by: Napper on March 11, 2013, 09:27:46 PM: I tried to post this thread at around 9:30 this morning with no luck using a smartphone.

It kinda read like this

At 6:00 am this morning I heard a Killdeer at Downsview.
Later around 9:30 am there were 3 killdeer and a group of RWBB's

Napper :))
Title: Re: Grackle's and Red-winged Blackbirds
Post by: Raven11:11 on July 29, 2013, 07:54:37 PM: its a bit past spring today and just wanted to mention 3 Grackles all summer + zero RWB's ... usually we get several visit daily of both around.
Title: Re: Grackle's and Red-winged Blackbirds
Post by: Khalli on July 29, 2013, 09:45:18 PM: Come to my backyard I have a group of Grackles, between 3 - 5, daily for the past week or two eating me out of house and home. :shock:
Title: Re: Grackle's and Red-winged Blackbirds
Post by: Raven11:11 on July 29, 2013, 10:09:13 PM: trust me my area has gone to people who stare out of their windows and turn away when they see others walking towards their home ...and then stare more as you walk by. Not even a hello. Literally, i am sure Kitchener and every village like mine has it ... social decline.

We used to have neighbors like you and like us who invite others for a drink, chat, whatever... ironically a girl who began working as a bartender at a local watering hole live in the Kitchen ... and she says people are cool.

We are just old school friendly's... rare... thanks for the invite, you would be tired of me in a month. :D
Title: Re: Grackle's and Red-winged Blackbirds
Post by: Saracen on July 31, 2013, 11:59:25 AM: Quote from: "Raven11:11"
its a bit past spring today and just wanted to mention 3 Grackles all summer + zero RWB's ... usually we get several visit daily of both around.

Grackles have overrun our neighbourhood in the last two or three years. They're all gone by now, but they arrive early Spring and hang around til mid-July.
Title: Re: Grackle's and Red-winged Blackbirds
Post by: Khalli on July 31, 2013, 12:57:52 PM: :lol: might be worth it to get rid of those darn Gracklings, which of course I would pack up to go home with you. :)