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Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
44.3339, -69.1818
Field Notes
Description:
One of the most abundant birds across North America, and one of the most boldly colored, the Red-winged Blackbird is a familiar sight atop cattails, along soggy roadsides, and on telephone wires. Glossy-black males have scarlet-and-yellow shoulder patches they can puff up or hide depending on how confident they feel. Females are a subdued, streaky brown, almost like a large, dark sparrow. In the North, their early arrival and tumbling song are happy indications of the return of spring.
Habitat:
Freshwater brackish swamp.
Notes:
Male.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMay 3, 2013
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