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Project Noah Nature School
Agelaius phoeniceus
A stocky, broad-shouldered blackbird with a slender, conical bill and a medium-length tail. Red-winged Blackbirds often show a hump-backed silhouette while perched; males often sit with tail slightly flared. Females are crisply streaked and dark brownish overall, paler on the breast and often show a whitish eyebrow.
Coming in for a landing to feed with the others at the back platform feeder.
Winter flocks can be congregations of several million birds, including other blackbird species and starlings. Each morning the roosts spread out, traveling as far as 50 miles to feed,
Spotted on Dec 4, 2012
Submitted on Dec 9, 2012
2 Comments
Thank you and a big thanks to you for creating an excellent app. I recommend it to the educators I am helping bring nature to the classrooms. They are surprised and thrilled when they see your educational resources. Project Noah is included in my nature apps presentation to new Texas Master Naturalists. I tell them this is the best kind of journal to keep because it is shared. :)
Gatorfellows, a huge congrats for passing the 2,000 spottings mark! That's a major milestone! Thanks for all the wonderful contributions to the community and we look forward to seeing many more of your wildlife photos.