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got to see luke the leucistic grackle at montrose point bird sanctuary!

295 upvotes, 12 comments. Sidechat image post by Anonymous in Environmental Baddies. "got to see luke the leucistic grackle at montrose point bird sanctuary!"

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Anonymous 13w

God i love grackles

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Anonymous 12w

what a handsome guy

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Anonymous 12w

love love love montrose bird sanctuary

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Anonymous 13w

Gorgeous!! Are grackles kinda like native (to NA??) starlings? (Idk if they are native or not)

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Anonymous 12w

CHICAGOOOOO

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Anonymous 12w

Hell yeah. Looks like he caught the back end spray of his buddy mid flight.

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Anonymous 12w

I had no Idea we had one omg, the sanctuary in Chicago right?

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Anonymous

#1 13w

European Starlings are invasive, non-native species. Grackles are native.

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Anonymous

#2 13w

Ah okay, that’s great! Also I was implying they look and mayyybe act kinda simular (not their niche or anything)

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Anonymous

#1 12w

Grackles and starlings are not related, despite similar colors. European starlings are just one species of starling, of which there are dozens more found in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Grackles are icterids, so they’re closely related to orioles, meadowlarks, oropendolas, and red-winged blackbirds.

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Anonymous

#5 12w

Oh that’s interesting! Do grackles also mimic like starlings or are their calls/songs just that way?

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Anonymous

#1 12w

They don’t mimic, no.

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