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Agelaius phoeniceus
Spotted on Sep 17, 2011
Submitted on Sep 19, 2011
4 Comments
Yes, I think they may migrate, this place I saw them, is very wild. I never see them in the urban areas. I would guess they live in rural areas, this is a prairie and they may be eating the cattail seeds in picture 2?I looked online and it said Many birds use cattails as a nesting material; the leaves to form the structure and the fluffy seeds to make a warm, soft lining. Maybe they nest in the south?
No problem p.young! I am not sure if they migrate where you are... definitely in Ontario they didn't stick around in the winter (and I don't blame them!), they went south. If you're in Florida, I imagine they are resident all year round! I think it's regional too, though. I know people in N America who, like you, rarely see these birds, but for me they were in my backyard everyday. I miss the little guys, we don't get them in England!
Oh, Thank you Laura!! I have never seen these red wing blackbirds before, do they migrate? Thank you for the nice compliment and the ID!
Gotta be red-winged blackbirds with that description! :D I used to see them all the time when I lived in Ontario. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-winged_... Nice scenery in your pictures!