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Red-winged Blackbird female

Agelaius phoeniceus

Photo by Ava T-B
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Field Notes

Description:

Females are a subdued, streaky brown, almost like a large, dark sparrow.

Notes:

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. (allabutbirds.org)

Reference Links:

Red-winged Blackbird, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithol…

Species ID Suggestions

Red-winged Blackbird (female)

Agelaius phoeniceus

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AshleyT
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Comments (4)
Ava T-B
DavidMroczkowski, I've added her to the Birds of Chicago mission.
DavidMroczkowski
Ava, please a consider adding your post to the Birds in Chicago mission, http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8445968.
Ava T-B
Thanks AshleyT and DavidMroczkowski for the ID and agreement.

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Birds in Chicago
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PublishedJune 17, 2013

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