Hmm when you say flying in formation do you mean in like a cloud or a specific shape? If so could be starlings as they have a very varied repertoire of songs and can mimic other birds (which might explain why Merlin can’t identify them)
When you say ‘jagged wings’ do you mean you can see the individual feather tips (like fingers)? Could be fish crows? The juvenile sound could be a little seagull-y?
Grackles are usually fully black apart from having lighter eyes. Some species flock together, and like starlings they also minic other birds.
Edit: one thing to note is Merlin doesn’t always work well if you’ve turned GPS off on the phone. That might also interfere with identification
They are groups of 5 or so individuals flying in wedge formation o suppose. I am second guessing myself now but I think the 3rd call sound down for the fish crow might be it!
I think that tracks, they do look like crows and I am surrounded by crows. They just never make that noise when they are perched.
Thank you so much! I have been here almost a year and try to figure it out ever few months!
Gonna sit on my patio some night it isn’t raining and comapre it!
Hmm when you say flying in formation do you mean in like a cloud or a specific shape? If so could be starlings as they have a very varied repertoire of songs and can mimic other birds (which might explain why Merlin can’t identify them)
When you say ‘jagged wings’ do you mean you can see the individual feather tips (like fingers)? Could be fish crows? The juvenile sound could be a little seagull-y?
Grackles are usually fully black apart from having lighter eyes. Some species flock together, and like starlings they also minic other birds.
Edit: one thing to note is Merlin doesn’t always work well if you’ve turned GPS off on the phone. That might also interfere with identification
They are groups of 5 or so individuals flying in wedge formation o suppose. I am second guessing myself now but I think the 3rd call sound down for the fish crow might be it!
I think that tracks, they do look like crows and I am surrounded by crows. They just never make that noise when they are perched.
Thank you so much! I have been here almost a year and try to figure it out ever few months!
Gonna sit on my patio some night it isn’t raining and comapre it!