Common Grackle, breeding plumage
Quiscalus quiscula
Stebbins Nature Sanctuary, Longmeadow, Massachusetts
This is the smallest grackle, with body and wings that are iridescent in breeding plumage. The back is bronzed and the head is blue-back, and then there is that evil yellow eye. These are noisy gregarious birds and are often found with starlings and blackbirds.