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Female Great-tailed Grackle - - Syracuse - 17 February 2012 Male Great-tailed Grackle - Syracuse - 17 February 2012 Male and Female Great-tailed Grackles Male Great-tailed Grackle Photo Details 1.  Female Great-tailed Grackle - 17 February 2012 - Syracuse, Davis County, Utah - ©NJDavis 2.  Male Great-tailed Grackle - 17 February 2012 - Syracuse, Davis County, Utah - ©NJDavis 3.  Male Great-tailed Grackle - March 21, 2004 - Mountain Springs, Utah County, Utah - ©NJDavis Description L 18 WS 23, Black with purple-blue iridescence ,very long tail and beak - Forages on open land with some trees, also parks, ranches and urban areas for insects, grain, fruit, crustacieans, fish, and bird eggs. Will come to feeders for seed and grain. Nests colonially laying 3 to 4 dark marked blusih green eggs in nest of grasses, reeds and mud or manure lined with soft grasses in a marsh plant or tree. Altricial Utah seasonal distribution map DWR-CDC-distribution map Back to Top