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Agelaius phoeniceus
"Females are a subdued, streaky brown, almost like a large, dark sparrow." Source Credit: "All About Birds," Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Related Resource: Red-winged Blackbird (male) http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/994...
Huntley Meadows Park, a 1,425 acre wetland area in Fairfax County, Virginia USA. Related Resource: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/huntl...
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Listen rather than look: "Females give a very different song in response to a singing male... ." http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/red-w... BTW, what is that hanging out of your backpack, Cammie? Walter (a.k.a., Geodialist)
Beautiful! Makes me wonder how many females I've seen and had no idea!