Post by Wrennie on Jun 6, 2010 7:20:42 GMT -6
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.
from; www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-winged_Blackbird/id
from; www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-winged_Blackbird/id
