Common grackles build bulky nests in conifer trees dense spruce or other similar small trees.
Bird nest in my siding with grackles.
My wife said she saw the second hole about a year ago and thought it was a dirt spot on the siding.
This coupled with the fact that they are not at all picky as to.
You can find the nest located in a shrub or tree 3 to 30 feet above the ground or water.
I can t see if there are any bugs or any other reason that would attract this bird to my home.
The common grackle is a scrappy bird if there ever were one.
Rarely common grackles nest in unusual places such as birdhouses woodpecker holes cliff crevices barns and still occupied nests of osprey and great blue herons.
They let small birds enter but not the larger grackles.
The nest can take as little as a week to as long as six weeks to finish.
Upon inspection of other areas i found another hole similar to the first one.
The nest is made of grass twigs reeds and mud.
Throughout the east and midwest this big blackbird is a very familiar species on suburban lawns striding about with deliberate steps as it searches for insects.
Of course that is unless you live near a marsh or wetland.
For instance birds build their nests out of any nearby material they can get their beaks on.
The female will lay 4 to 7 eggs that are pale greenish brown with dark marks.
Birds have been known to damage insulation shingles siding and other housing materials to grab nesting materials.
Doesn t seem to be making a nest.
Females typically build the nest with males sometimes helping or making repairs.
Common grackles often nest in small colonies and several males may perch in adjacent treetops to sing their creaking grating songs.
A single female can lay four to seven eggs in a single mating season.
The boat tailed and great tailed grackles as well as red winged and yellow headed blackbirds nest in marshes and aren t usually in residential areas in summer.
It will close when a heavy bird like a grackle lands on it.
The inside is lined with finer materials.