[NatureNS] Grackle pest!

Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:31:18 -0300
From: Eleanor Lindsay <kelindsay@eastlink.ca>
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  Two days ago I had an event I have never experienced before; approx 15 
- 20 common grackles descended on my property first thing in the morning 
and spent the day around the tree by my house that I hang my bird 
feeders on - very noisy in a most unmusical way!. By the end of the day, 
however and rather to my surprise, I found that not too much bird food 
had been eaten (at least some of the feeders are usually empty).

Yesterday was much quieter; only one grackle remained - but that grackle 
lurked like a watchdog between all the feeders and for the entire day 
chased all the many other birds away, only very occasionally making the 
odd peck or two at the feeders himself. By sunset scarcely any seeds had 
been eaten.

And now today I see that the pesky bird is back again....
Is this unusual? What is going on here?

Eleanor Lindsay,
Seabright,
St Margarets Bay

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    <font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Two days ago I had an
      event I have never experienced before; approx 15 - 20 common
      grackles descended on my property first thing in the morning and
      spent the day around the tree by my house that I hang my bird
      feeders on - very noisy in a most unmusical way!. By the end of
      the day, however and rather to my surprise, I found that not too
      much bird food had been eaten (at least some of the feeders are
      usually empty). <br>
      <br>
      Yesterday was much quieter; only one grackle remained - but that
      grackle lurked like a watchdog between all the feeders and for the
      entire day chased all the many other birds away, only very
      occasionally making the odd peck or two at the feeders himself. By
      sunset scarcely any seeds had been eaten.<br>
      <br>
      And now today I see that the pesky bird is back again.... <br>
      Is this unusual? What is going on here?<br>
      <br>
      Eleanor Lindsay,<br>
      Seabright,<br>
      St Margarets Bay<br>
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