  The species is of considerable economic importance because of the agricultural and urban impact of its enormous winter roosts, often including Brown-headed Cowbirds, Red-winged Blackbirds and Common Grackles.
L'espÃ¨ce hiverne Ã l'intÃ©rieur de la majeure partie de l'aire de nidification ainsi que jusqu'au centre du Mexique, aux Bahamas et Ã Cuba.