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Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
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BirdsIn Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Common Grackle

Quiscalus quiscula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common Grackle in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Icteridae
Genus
Quiscalus
Near Cuyahoga County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 3 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (12)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (59)
  • Recorded, season not shown (14)
  • Season shown (3)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Common Grackle by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Butler County22 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Cuyahoga County232 · Season shownYes: year-round
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Delaware County30 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Erie County40 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Franklin County83 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Greene County37 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hamilton County75 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lake County35 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Licking County24 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lorain County30 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lucas County99 · Season shownYes: year-round
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Medina County37 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Montgomery County40 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Ottawa County35 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Stark County40 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Summit County234 · Season shownYes: year-round
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Warren County20 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round

Season

When it is recorded

In Cuyahoga County

Early March to mid-September, middle week May 3–9

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Recording in Cuyahoga County · records of all species each week, 92,154 in all

Records per week from 232 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 189 dates. Latest record: September 2025.

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Records of Common Grackle in Cuyahoga County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Common GrackleYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000468
Jan 11–1711502
Jan 18–2400393
Jan 25–3111380
Feb 1–700590
Feb 8–1411504
Feb 15–2163455
Feb 22–2822583
Mar 1–794567
Mar 8–1453750
Mar 15–21115819
Mar 22–2883780
Mar 29 – Apr 41241,014
Apr 5–111061,655
Apr 12–181262,306
Apr 19–25851,857
Apr 26 – May 22364,135
May 3–91482,830
May 10–161672,640
May 17–231172,938
May 24–30932,903
May 31 – Jun 61162,621
Jun 7–13442,326
Jun 14–20542,465
Jun 21–27432,426
Jun 28 – Jul 4532,632
Jul 5–11332,765
Jul 12–18112,898
Jul 19–25112,860
Jul 26 – Aug 1332,736
Aug 2–8113,021
Aug 9–15932,627
Aug 16–22542,732
Aug 23–29222,388
Aug 30 – Sep 5213,076
Sep 6–12333,578
Sep 13–19223,735
Sep 20–26533,328
Sep 27 – Oct 3222,834
Oct 4–10002,275
Oct 11–17111,937
Oct 18–24001,181
Oct 25–31311,172
Nov 1–700893
Nov 8–1400854
Nov 15–2100485
Nov 22–2811552
Nov 29 – Dec 500448
Dec 6–1200498
Dec 13–1900458
Dec 20–2600575
Dec 27 – Jan 200709

In Ohio

Early March to late September, middle week May 10–16

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 2,172 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 1,090 dates. Latest record: December 2025.

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Records of Common Grackle in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Common GrackleYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10746,211
Jan 11–17835,146
Jan 18–24324,645
Jan 25–31644,698
Feb 1–7546,023
Feb 8–14745,888
Feb 15–211555,436
Feb 22–281696,846
Mar 1–738108,321
Mar 8–1451910,384
Mar 15–2173912,620
Mar 22–2856813,949
Mar 29 – Apr 451919,661
Apr 5–11721026,860
Apr 12–18121939,925
Apr 19–251011041,623
Apr 26 – May 21831056,391
May 3–91921052,952
May 10–161891053,785
May 17–231381057,698
May 24–301071054,651
May 31 – Jun 6761053,099
Jun 7–1355853,700
Jun 14–2051856,625
Jun 21–2751755,361
Jun 28 – Jul 438858,477
Jul 5–11321061,336
Jul 12–1828964,722
Jul 19–2535869,753
Jul 26 – Aug 127859,416
Aug 2–824959,712
Aug 9–1528955,994
Aug 16–2233754,328
Aug 23–2928951,772
Aug 30 – Sep 518657,167
Sep 6–1226859,075
Sep 13–1925954,543
Sep 20–2629845,860
Sep 27 – Oct 314743,180
Oct 4–1017637,841
Oct 11–1723830,824
Oct 18–2410721,156
Oct 25–3116619,021
Nov 1–716814,172
Nov 8–145412,621
Nov 15–21557,965
Nov 22–28328,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5326,083
Dec 6–12536,004
Dec 13–19645,423
Dec 20–26115,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2528,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • European Starling Sturnus vulgarisOften confused in Ohio: 15 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos328 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus231 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater181 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus154 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed71%49%
Forest13%31%
Wetland7%5%
Farmland6%11%
Open water3%3%
Barren0.5%0.6%
Grassland and shrub0.2%0.9%

From 878 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Finer identifications

Some Ohio records of this species were identified to a subspecies:

  • Quiscalus quiscula versicolorCommon Grackle (Bronzed)subspecies

Every one of these records counts toward the Common Grackle's season above.

Why some records go further than species

Many species vary from place to place. Groups of a species that look or sound a little different, and live in different areas, can be named as subspecies. Observers and experts only identify a record that far when it shows enough detail to tell them apart. Records without that detail count at the species level.

Names: Catalogue of Life.

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Cuyahoga County result

232 records from 1 dataset.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.