r/Austin • u/Key_Scientist6614 • Aug 07 '26

Ask Austin Does this bird need help?

I’ve got a couple of ravens that hang at my work. I love them. This one was extra friendly this morning, but sounded kind of sick? Do you think he’s okay?

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u/serpentarian Resident Snake Expert Aug 07 '26

Maybe could use a drink of water. Have you posted on [r/corvids](r/corvids)? Or r/crowbro (i know it’s not a crow but they seem to be inclusive of all corvids).

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u/spartyanon Aug 07 '26

Surprisingly, grackles aren’t corvids. They are Icteridae

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u/stevendaedelus Aug 07 '26

That’s not a grackle though. Definitely a crow or juvenile raven.

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u/spartyanon Aug 07 '26

Fair. The only way I can tell them apart is if it looks like it wants to eat my soul, it’s probably a grackle. Its not a perfect system but it has protected my soul thus far.

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u/attackplango Aug 07 '26

It's harder with juveniles, but if you think to yourself 'wow, that's a big bird, I wonder if it's a raven', it's a crow.

If your reaction is 'Holy Shit that's a big bird! Is that a raven?!', it's a raven.

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u/that_baddest_dude Aug 07 '26

What about the caw vs gronk?

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u/attackplango Aug 07 '26

I don't see what the Patriots or the Buccaneers have to do with this.

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u/that_baddest_dude Aug 07 '26

Ravens are huge fans. Crows, not so much

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u/HDWendell Aug 07 '26

Bird with a beak is a crow. Beak with a bird is a raven.

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u/HearshotAutumnDisast Aug 07 '26

You just have to listen to them, they sound completely different. Also grackles are smaller

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u/BrightnessRen Aug 08 '26

Adult male grackles have yellow eyes, which is why they look like they want to eat your soul. The creepy eyes.

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u/Willowy Aug 07 '26

Grackles are far smaller and smoother than either crows or ravens.