Their wings also have light white barring. The yellow-headed blackbird is hard to ignore. With their all-black bodies, golden yellow heads, and rusty calls, this is not a species you will easily ...

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 ...

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 ...

Then, on March 1, I awake to the sound of red-winged blackbirds, twee-ing and twee-ing as they greet ... Freshly molted, the flashy fellas are glossy black with sharp red and yellow epaulets. With ...

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 ...