Great-tailed Grackle Songs and Calls

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Great-tailed Grackle: Odd array of mechanical sounds including quickly repeated whistles and clacks, and long squealing whistles. Eastern birds more elaborate and complex than Western; listen for repeated, flicker-like wik-wik-wik phrases in Western, and squeaky, wavering wea-wea-wea whistles in Eastern.

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Credits:All text copyright Michael O'Brien. All sounds copyright Macaulay Library. Image copyright Brian E. Small.