Noisy birds returning to South Dakota

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — What are those noisy birds gathering in the trees? Some Sioux Falls residents are starting to see large flocks of blackbirds or grackle. A grackle is a type of blackbird. Generally, grackles make a sound that most bird experts say is not musical. Grackles are highly social and colonial birds, according to the American Bird Conservancy. They migrate, winter and roost in large flocks. Grackles can be seen roosting, or gathered, with blackbirds, including redwing blackbirds and others. All About Birds from the Cornell lab of Ornithology describes grackles as “blackbirds that look like they’ve…