The mammalian engineers create wonderful rusty blackbird nesting habitat in the backwaters of their dams. Large-scale slaughter of wintering blackbird roosts, especially in southern states ...

While its big breeding colonies make the species seem abundant to casual observers, the blackbird's gregarious nesting behavior renders these colonies vulnerable to large-scale failures. In ...

Juveniles of both sexes look similar to adult females, but are much paler in color. HABITAT: The tricolored blackbird prefers wetland and grassland habitats, although most native habitats have been ...

Monotypic. Length 9". A summer rusty blackbird is similar, but it has a more slender pointed bill. The male Brewer’s is more strongly glossy, showing blue on head and green on body. In winter ...

Males show black median coverts, so the red epaulet lacks a yellow border. The male tri­colored blackbird has a thinner, more pointed bill, a white epaulet border, colder gray-buff upperpart ...

the red-winged blackbird is a telltale sign of spring. If you’d like to go looking for these harbingers of a new season, here are some tips on how and where to spot them: Habitat: Red-winged ...