Carolus Linneaus, a Swedish scientist, gave the red-winged ... of the adult male. Visible clues include the very sharply ...

The name red-winged blackbird aptly describes the male of this species, but the female looks quite different and often is mistaken for a sparrow. Males are coal black all over except for a bright ...

A male red-winged blackbird is resplendent in his lustrous ... Perhaps the most commonly puzzled-over bird in Ohio is the female red-wing. Clad in somber tones of brown shot through with heavy ...

What is a female red-winged blackbird looking for in a mate? Her top criterion is a good nesting territory. If she approves of his landscape, then she'll give a male a second look. And ...

Both species are often polygynous; a male’s territory commonly included ... Pond attend to active nests at all. A female red-winged blackbird feeds a nestling (Courtesy Photo / Bob Armstrong ...

Or you could call them by their name, red-winged blackbirds. With shiny black feathers and a red badge on each shoulder, male red-wings ... met up with a red-winged blackbird.

Today's focus is the red-winged blackbird, a perfectly named harbinger ... is a classic sound of the marsh. Female birds arrive about two weeks after the males. The redwing is highly adaptable.

a male red-winged blackbird’s territory can span more than 2,000 meters, or more than a square mile. Within that territory a bird can have as many as 15 female nesting partners, though more ...

The male and female red-winged blackbirds don’t look the same. The male is black with bright red and yellow patches on the shoulders while the female is brown and streaked with yellow near the bill.

For proof that the seasons are truly changing, just listen for the unmistakable song of the red-winged blackbird ... Appearance: Male red-winged blackbirds are easily identified by their glossy ...

Winter male: as summer male, but shows warm brown feather tips throughout the body. Female ... so the red epaulet lacks a yellow border. The male tri­colored blackbird has a thinner, more ...