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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social

Ok #birdsky any clue what these are? There were 100s of them. They are smaller than crows 🐦‍⬛ and they were loud and chatty.

Lots of birds on a wire Birds flying and other birds on a wire
sep 2, 2025, 12:02 am • 8 2

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Kat ‘Beans’ @katbuns.bsky.social

Grackles or starlings.

sep 2, 2025, 12:24 am • 0 0 • view
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Lish Bee @lishy.bsky.social

My vote is grackles, starlings also a possibility

sep 2, 2025, 12:10 am • 0 0 • view
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alexanderbeetle.bsky.social @alexanderbeetle.bsky.social

Starlings?

sep 1, 2025, 11:04 pm • 2 0 • view
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Russ @pappyparki.bsky.social

Starlings

sep 2, 2025, 12:07 am • 10 1 • view
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🌸 Mariel @mariel.bsky.social

like the other replies my guess is grackles - they are indeed chatty as hell.

sep 2, 2025, 12:06 am • 0 0 • view
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Valerie Steel @pagev2.bsky.social

Looks like you may be in a certain Alfred Hitchcock movie.

sep 2, 2025, 12:11 am • 5 1 • view
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Linda Tolladay @moonlight59.bsky.social

Tails look to short for grackles, I think you've got starlings. But if you do look for when they fly off, starlings do murmurations.

sep 2, 2025, 12:06 am • 3 0 • view
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skygazer-on-water.bsky.social @skygazer-on-water.bsky.social

Look like starlings.

sep 2, 2025, 12:03 am • 4 0 • view
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ambertoes.bsky.social @ambertoes.bsky.social

Starlings?

sep 2, 2025, 12:13 am • 1 0 • view
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Neurodivergent Grimoire @ndgrimoire.bsky.social

My vote is starlings. They “swarm” when they fly. It’s impressive to see. I agree with someone else who said the tail isn’t right for a grackle.

sep 2, 2025, 12:22 am • 0 0 • view
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🇺🇸617to416🇨🇦 @617to416.bsky.social

Sturnus vulgaris, the European Starling (introduced to North America and now abundant here).

sep 2, 2025, 3:05 am • 0 0 • view
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Just a guy named Mike @maff84.bsky.social

Just a guess, but either Grackles or Red Winged Black Birds. Grackles have a blueish tint around their heads. RWBBs have a stripe of red feathers around the top of their wings near the shoulder. Could be both as they will roost together.

sep 2, 2025, 12:07 am • 0 0 • view
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mobrantley @mobrantley.bsky.social

Where are you? Could be grackles.

sep 2, 2025, 12:05 am • 1 0 • view
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Laura @ellebee60.bsky.social

Grackles.

sep 2, 2025, 12:05 am • 1 0 • view
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ellceem.bsky.social @ellceem.bsky.social

Probably grackles. Loud and messy!

sep 2, 2025, 12:04 am • 5 0 • view
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bayrat15.bsky.social @bayrat15.bsky.social

Starlings

sep 2, 2025, 12:31 am • 1 0 • view
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Brandon L Garrett @brandonlgarrett.bsky.social

They look like starlings

sep 2, 2025, 12:24 am • 3 0 • view
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regi135.bsky.social @regi135.bsky.social

Starlings

sep 2, 2025, 12:26 am • 5 0 • view
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cg52152.bsky.social @cg52152.bsky.social

Starlings?

sep 2, 2025, 12:58 am • 1 0 • view
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observablereality.bsky.social @observablereality.bsky.social

Get a look at the top of their heads by chance? Grackles will have a dark blue iridescence on their heads which you can see if you catch it in the sunlight.

sep 2, 2025, 12:13 am • 1 0 • view
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jonathanfuller-ny.bsky.social @jonathanfuller-ny.bsky.social

quick guess: Starlings?

sep 2, 2025, 12:03 am • 2 0 • view