Just one grackle so far? Maybe it's because all the grackles are here in Logan County. We have been seeing daily ribbons of grackles & other blackbirds near sun down that last for nearly an hour. The roost seems to be off to the east somewhere. Frank Lyne frank@xxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: Terry Anderson To: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 11:05 AM Subject: [birdky] Common Grackle I got a first of the season common grackle at my feeders this morning. It was scratching around looking for seeds along with 3 dozen or so American Goldfinches and the regular assortment of white-crowned, white-throated and song sparrows, dark-eyed juncos, blue jays, morning doves, red-bellied and downy woodpeckers, white-breasted nuthatches , carolina chickadees and wrens , house finches, and tufted titmice. Hope it stays around for the Great Back-yard Bird Count this week-end. Terry Anderson Northern Anderson County