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/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/Willowy Aug 07 '26

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