Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
This bird has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Auburn, Alabama
Vincent, Alabama
Mesa, Arizona
Barling, Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Logan Lake, British Columbia
Highland, California
Denver, Colorado
Glade Park, Colorado
Sandy Hook, Connecticut
Avon Park, Florida
Big Pine Key, Florida
Daytona Beach, Florida
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Lutz, Florida
New Port Richey, Florida
Conyers, Georgia
Jekyll Island, Georgia
Snellville, Georgia
Townsend, Georgia
Montpelier, Idaho
Nampa, Idaho
Algonquin, Illinois
Cherry Valley, Illinois
Divernon, Illinois
Geneva, Illinois
Grayslake, Illinois
Mchenry, Illinois
Pontiac, Illinois
Skokie, Illinois
Westchester, Illinois
Coatesville, Indiana
Patriot, Indiana
Sioux City, Iowa
Yale, Iowa
Barbourville, Kentucky
Hebron, Kentucky
Baton Rouge, Louisiana(2 reports)
Bowie, Maryland
Linthicum Heights, Maryland
Oakland, Maryland
Davison, Michigan
Dearborn Heights, Michigan
Traverse City, Michigan
Albertville, Minnesota
Hamel, Minnesota
Cole Camp, Missouri
Conway, Missouri
Saint Louis, Missouri
Wayne, Nebraska
Beachwood, New Jersey
North Brunswick, New Jersey
Hamburg, New York
Mars Hill, North Carolina
Bucyrus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Geneva, Ohio
Oak Harbor, Ohio
Gold Hill, Oregon
Manzanita, Oregon
Mill City, Oregon
Salem, Oregon
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Starr, South Carolina
Jonesborough, Tennessee
Austin, Texas
Burleson, Texas
Copperas Cove, Texas
Edinburg, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Houston, Texas(2 reports)
Keller, Texas
Needville, Texas
Plano, Texas
Red Oak, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
Essex Junction, Vermont
Alexandria, Virginia
Edinburg, Virginia
Walkerton, Virginia
Shelton, Washington
Skokomish, Washington
Stanwood, Washington
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Chillybean
During migration, we get hordes, but rarely do they take over the feeders for long, at least in our experience. They also forage for bugs on the ground and in the trees. It is interesting, the males forage on the ground and the females up in the trees gleaning bugs from the small branches.
We did have a slightly aggressive male one dry summer. They prefer nesting near water, but that year there was not much around. He claimed a spot near our duck coop, so every time someone went out to tend to th... read more
geneva_illinois
audsrz
Sheryll52
merigold
gardeningfun
Martin_Taylor
I see these birds in our area during the winter months and early spring, coming in waves with the flocks of Common Grackles and Brown-headed Cowbirds and Starlings.
The combinations of the above wipe out our feeders, leaving nothing for the Cardinals, Juncos, Goldfinches, Blacked-Capped Chickadees. At least, the Blue Jays and Nuthatches have alternate food sources, rather than grains.
I remember growing up in Alabama, they were not like this.
plantladylin
BajaBlue
Valley (far south tip ) of Texas,
Tropical to sub-tropical area, and
a recognized popuar interntional
f;uway for migrting wild birds.
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These birds could be seen hordes
descenting on fallow fields, I as-
sume searching for seeds or
possibly insects.
Now all these years later, we live
in North Texas we see the red
wings later in the winter although
probably during approximately
the same climate and weather
conditions (cloudy cold windy)
For us they are harbingers of
spring, an even earlier sign
of the hope ot spring, more
so than evem the robins arriv/al
later in winter/early spring.
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Ohioborn
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