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Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
45.8195, -92.6548
Field Notes
Description:
The red-winged blackbird is a common bird over much of North America. The male (shown) is small black bird with red and yellow epaulets on the shoulders. The female is a dark brown with patterning on the breast, buff around the face, and a darker cap and line through the eye.
Habitat:
Typically I think of these birds staking out breeding territories in wetlands, but I've found many pairs nesting in upland agricultural hay fields and deep grass meadows.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2012
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