Ornithological Survey

Common Name: Red-winged Blackbird (Bicolored Blackbird)

Scientific Name (Genus-species): Agelaius phoeniceus

Length (bill-tail): 8 3/4"

Identifying Chacteristics: black, red patch on leading wing edge, characteristic song - very chatty

Habitat: marshes, open conifer forests, grasslands - a wide variety

Seasonal - 1st seen: March; last seen:

 

 

Female

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