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Red-winged Blackbird (female)

Agelaius phoeniceus

Description:

"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...

Habitat:

Huntley Meadows Park, a 1,425 acre wetland area in Fairfax County, Virginia USA. Related Resource: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/huntl...

Notes:

Copyright © 2012 Walter Sanford. All rights reserved. www.wsanford.com

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2 Comments

Geodialist
Geodialist 11 years ago

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)

Cammie C. Jeffries
Cammie C. Jeffries 11 years ago

Beautiful! Makes me wonder how many females I've seen and had no idea!

Geodialist
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Geodialist

Virginia, USA

Spotted on Apr 20, 2012
Submitted on May 9, 2012

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