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Redwing Blackbird (female)
Agelaius phoeniceus
33.73, -96.7787
Field Notes
Description:
A stocky, broad-shouldered blackbird with a slender, conical bill and a medium-length tail. Red-winged Blackbirds often show a hump-backed silhouette while perched; males often sit with tail slightly flared. Females are crisply streaked and dark brownish overall, paler on the breast and often show a whitish eyebrow.
Habitat:
The ponds were full of nesting Redwing Blackbirds. This female was taking a rest on a limb in a remote pond at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge: http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=21580
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