Basically, they are feathered bullseyes.Yellow-headed, red-winged, rusty,*or*Brewer's blackbirdsand all*grackles,*cowbirds(does not include cattle egret),crows, or*magpies*may be controlled without a federal or state depredation permit when found committing or about to commit depredations on ornamental or shade trees, agricultural crops, livestock, or wildlife, or when concentrated in numbers and in a manner that constitutes a health hazard or other nuisance.