Last week my garden was overwhelmed by 30 or so Grackles. They made a terrible racket and ate pounds and pounds of bird seed. I finally took down the feeders and they left. Judith Huf Milwaukee -------------------------------------------------- From: "R & C Dermody" <cdermody@xxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 7:51 PM To: <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [wisb] Purple Grackles > What is with the Purple Grackles this year? Is it just in my > neighborhood? I > have never seen so many! They are inundating my yard when most years I'd > have > two or three. Yesterday I could see at least 25 hanging out under my > neighbor's > feeders, 3 in the next yard and 2 in the following yard. It reminds me > way too > much of the grackles in Mexico that would come in every evening covering > all the > trees till they bent over and making such a racket that it was hard to > sleep! > > Please! Give me Blue Birds! > > Cathy Dermody, St. Francis, Southeastern Milwaukee County > > > #################### > You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin > Birding Network (Wisbirdn). > To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn > > > #################### You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn