BANGOR DAILY NEWS • March 30, 2023
Common grackles and red-winged blackbirds are back with a vengeance. They migrate together in large flocks and are among the first to return in spring. They’re right on time this year, or perhaps a tad early. Winterish weather may come and go. But when the grackles and blackbirds arrive, it’s truly spring. ~ Bob Duchesne