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Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
An adult, male, Yellow-headed Blackbird
Near state land called Prairie Ridge outside of Fergus Falls, Minnesota where a large slough butts up to a dirt road and surrounded by farm fields, marshlands and a gravel pit of some kind
I believe this male Yellow-headed Blackbird was looking for a mate but it could have been protecting a nearby nest. He would fluff himself up and march along the dirt road and slough, then pause and sing, wait a while for a reply perhaps and then start the whole process all over again.
Spotted on Jun 24, 2011
Submitted on Apr 15, 2013
3 Comments
Thank you so much, Jemma! Interesting, not sure about that. :-)
From it's scientific name,it looks like this bird is not related to the red winged black bird.
awesome.