Perch Supply
Diet

What do great-tailed grackles eat?

Omnivore — insects, grain, fruit, scraps and eggs.

Blackbirds (Icteridae)Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus

Spring and summer diet

  • Grasshoppers, beetles, lizards and tadpoles

Fall and winter diet

  • Grain, fruit and scraps

Best feeder foods

  • Cracked corn
  • Mixed seed

Expanding north fast. Huge roosts gather in parking-lot trees; a cage feeder keeps them off small-bird seed.

Which feeder works best for great-tailed grackles →

Where great-tailed grackles need winter food

Regions where great-tailed grackles are present in the cold months:

ArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoIowaKansasLouisianaMissouriNebraskaNevadaNew MexicoOklahomaTexasUtah

Frequently asked

What do great-tailed grackles eat?

Omnivore — insects, grain, fruit, scraps and eggs.

What is the best food to feed great-tailed grackles?

Cracked corn, Mixed seed.

What do great-tailed grackles eat in winter?

Grain, fruit and scraps.

Sources

  1. Great-tailed Grackle — All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
  2. Great-tailed Grackle life history — Cornell Lab of Ornithology
  3. Great-tailed Grackle — Audubon Guide to North American Birds

Timing reflects typical patterns for the region as a whole; local dates vary with elevation and year. Check the linked eBird bar charts for your county.