The red-winged blackbird, at home in cattail vegetation of Minnesota’s bountiful wetlands, lakes and rivers, is a welcome ...

While sitting on my back porch one day during late afternoon, my leisurely pursuit was interrupted as a large and seemingly nervous flock of red-winged blackbirds happened to fly by my location.

Then, on March 1, I awake to the sound of red-winged blackbirds, twee-ing and twee-ing as they greet ... Some do migrate, but others flock together during the cold months and wander about looking for ...

When migrating, red-winged blackbirds fly only in daylight, which S.K. says may help them locate stopover habitats, stay with their flock and avoid the pitfalls of night migration. “They won’t ...

The first week of March came with a roller coaster of emotions.

Provided by Charles Hough Red-winged blackbirds appeared ... flying and on the ground in northwest Indiana. I also saw a flock of snow geese, small by their standards. As waters opened up ...

A large flock of red-winged blackbirds and common grackles arrived that morning and suddenly the yard was full of songs and the murmur of hundreds of birds talking about their plans for the day.

The common grackle is larger than a red-winged blackbird but smaller than an American ... Kenn and Kimberly advise, “If you’re dealing with a large flock of grackles, the good news is that ...

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 ...