From the marshy "squall" of red-winged blackbirds to the bright white stripe of the bobolink among the tall grass, the return of certain birds from their fall migration back to their breeding habitat ...
Around this time of year, male red-winged blackbirds are at the peak of their beauty - and their aggressiveness. Just ask anyone who's been divebombed by a protective feathered father. Males fluff ...
In this episode, The Daily reports on red-winged blackbirds, a territorial species that nests along Lake Michigan’s shoreline and is known for attacking passersby. JONAH ROSENBERG: Picture yourself ...
Could you please tell me what bird this is? See attached photo. It looks a bit like a sparrow, but it’s way bigger than the other sparrows on my feeder. –Sarah, Marion, MA It’s a Red-winged Blackbird, ...
Experts suggest that the red-winged blackbird is the most abundant North American bird species, numbering more than 100 million birds. Willamette Valley winter flocks typically contain 100-400 ...
Wisconsin's wetlands are about to get a whole lot louder. Red-winged blackbirds have been steadily arriving with southern winds and are setting up their territory for spring breeding season. Females ...
The weather has turned nice and people are outside enjoying it, but not every species is happy about that. "I've actually had one land on my head and start pecking at my head and it's terrifying," ...
Sometimes I like to nerd out on a specific bird. The challenge is to learn something new, and I always do. Today's focus is the red-winged blackbird, a perfectly named harbinger of spring in northern ...
Red-wings are found all over North America, barring the very far north and some patches of unlivable habitat. They are here in Juneau, too; two easy places to see them are Kingfisher Pond in the Lemon ...
Birders, including me, can be fickle. In February or March when we hear the first red-winged blackbird of the year sing its distinct three-syllable “On-ka-lee,” we rejoice. The common refrain on ...