tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730140416271272636.post7582020051976229773..comments2020-09-10T03:11:11.833-07:00Comments on Another Set of Teeth: Grackles in a Pancake Mine!Dutcher Stileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04402646159787710342noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730140416271272636.post-27492686137625245082007-01-08T17:42:00.000-08:002007-01-08T17:42:00.000-08:00First comment! Schweet!
And from the Cubicle.
...First comment! Schweet!<br />And from the Cubicle. <br /><br /><br />The grackles have been in odd roosting mode the past couple of days, making it feel more like September than January. I just figured someone in one of those new dee-luxe condos in that area had their fill. Normally I'd attribute it to the boyish hijinks of UT Greco-Athletic community, but school won't reconvene for another week or so.Dutcher Stileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04402646159787710342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730140416271272636.post-23398587559792340222007-01-08T16:10:00.000-08:002007-01-08T16:10:00.000-08:00First Post! (Sorry...the old Slashdot instincts di...First Post! (Sorry...the old Slashdot instincts die hard sometimes)<br /><br />As a former 7-year resident of Austin, I'd say that they should check those birds for signs of "lead poisoning." From what I saw, the #1 cause of mass grackle deaths in downtown Austin was usually a pellet gun. While the die-off seems to have started a little bit late for that (black birds are hard to shoot in the dark), grackles were usually thick enough that random fire would probably have brought some down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com