Male and female Boat-Tailed Grackles calling and displaying in open marshland. The males are glossy blueish black with a huge tail almost as long as its body, the female is mostly brown and considerably smaller. A male Boat Tailed Grackle showing off in the Sun is actually quite an impressive sight. Extremely intelligent birds like crow and jays that get along well around people. They are primarily a bird of the southeast coastal areas and prefer marshes and wetlands.
These birds forage on the ground, in shallow water, or in shrubs; they will steal food from other birds. They are omnivorous, eating insects, minnows, frogs, eggs, berries, seeds, and grain, even small birds.

Boat-tailed grackles have established significant populations in several United States Gulf Coast cities and towns where they can be found foraging in trash bins, dumpsters, and parking lots.

This bird's song is a harsh jeeb, and it has a variety of typically grackle-like chatters and squeaks.

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