For some time this winter I have been noticing a huge flock of grackles flying around the Chester area. They probably number about 1,000 birds. When they approach, you hear a loud grackling noise outdoors. If they fly to my house, they usually stay in the trees, but once or twice they have flown down near my feeder, coating my yard with wall to wall grackles. Has anyone else noticed these grackles? Also I notice a large flock of robins in my front yard feeding on the fruit of a pear tree. I would estimate this flock to be about 25 birds. Has anyone noticed these robins? Jim Blowers