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Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

Description:

The red-winged blackbird is a common bird over much of North America. The male is a small black bird with red and yellow epaulets on the shoulders. The female (shown) 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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Gordon Dietzman
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Gordon Dietzman

Minnesota, USA

Spotted on Jun 22, 2012
Submitted on Jun 24, 2012

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