A summer rusty blackbird is similar ... The female Brewer’s is darker and browner, with dull green gloss on the wings, than the female rusty, which has grayish color, a more slender pointed ...

they extend their wings to highlight their red-and-yellow shoulder markings. Red-winged blackbird calls are harsh and noisy. Males claim territory with a nasal, ringing and far-carrying conk-la ...

The blackbirds should be showing up any day now. I’m on the lookout. When the blackbirds are back in town it means spring is coming. Or at least the blackbirds seem to think so. I watch for them every ...

Males show black median coverts, so the red epaulet lacks a yellow border. The male tri­colored blackbird has a thinner ... birds in North America, the red-winged’s count was estimated at ...