Common grackles (Quiscalus quiscula) are iridescent black birds with long tails, long beaks and relatively (they look like stretched out blackbirds) long legs.
The American Goldfinch was chosen for its official status because it was beautiful to look at, small and spunky in its behavior, and was commonly observed throu
We see them all the time all over Rochester and southeast Minnesota, but did you know the robin ISN'T the most common bird here in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.