Common Grackle caught operating a Soda Dispenser inside Howard U Cafeteria?

In this episode of Random Nature, Christy challenges conventional wisdom about avian behavior. What happens when birds don’t follow the rulebook? From American Robins defying dietary expectations to the surprising intelligence of the much-maligned Common Grackle, I explore how birds adapt to changing environments and food sources. Christy also shares a BHM fact about the importance of Howard University archives.

Common Grackle feeding juvenile in my backyard in Ithaca, NY

snippet from podcast

credit for footage goes to S. Graddick IV via Threads

Listen here (apple) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/common-grackle-operated-a-soda-dispenser-inside/id1640874891?i=1000747885223

or here (non-apple)

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2036345/episodes/18618155-common-grackle-operated-a-soda-dispenser-inside-howard-university-cafeteria.mp3?download=true

Moorland Spingarn Research Center

https://dh.howard.edu/msrc/

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