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Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 09:38 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Sorry this is the only shot I got before he/she flew off.
I looked at a site that had pics of Ohio birds and my best guess is female redwing blackbird?
What do you think? I've never seen anything like this before.

Jackiek - Ohio, Zone "5 borderline 6"
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Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008 - 02:35 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

I don't have Red Winged Blackbirds here, but I think this may be a juvenile. I'm sure someone here can identify this bird properly. They are gorgeous birds!

Diane British Columbia Zone 7b
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Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008 - 05:45 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Jackiek, Diane is right. That is a female Red-winged Blackbird.

Nanny56 - Indiana, Zone "5b"
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Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008 - 09:08 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

They can be tricky to tell apart for sure!

However, first year male Red-winged Blackbird due to the darker over all colour and the amount of red starting to show on his "patch".

The female RWBL are a browner colour with heavy streaking on their breast. They do sometimes show a reddish tinge on their on the wings and a pinkish tone on their throats, but due to the more distinct show of the beginning of the red patch and the darker more to blackish shade on Jackie's bird, we can be pretty confident this is a young male just starting to show "his stuff".

Nice photo Jackie!

To compare the female and juvie male, note the difference in the lighter breast with streaks of the female and the browner tone with that pink shade at the throat. (Juvie females are almost white underneath with streaking.)



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First year male practicing his display out of site of the full adult males! Note the blacker all over tone and difference in breast markings.

Pixc - Ontario, Zone "Z5b"
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Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008 - 10:33 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Ooops that is right, it is a male! Too early this morning! I see the patch now. My BAD!!

Nanny56 - Indiana, Zone "5b"
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Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008 - 12:32 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Thanks for the ID's guys. I'm pleased that I figured it out from the photo site! Although I totally missed the red patch on his side!
Carol thanks for the pictures. I'm really getting into looking at the details on the birdies now. In years past I'm sure I would have looked at those guys and thought they were sparrows.

Jackiek - Ohio, Zone "5 borderline 6"
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Posted on Saturday, April 26, 2008 - 07:07 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Ooh, never seen one of these, are they actually thrushes like our blackbirds? The pic reminded me of a relative of a Starling!

Treelover - County Durham,UK, Zone "8/9"
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Posted on Saturday, April 26, 2008 - 10:01 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Treelover wrote on Saturday, April 26, 2008 - 07:07 am:

are they actually thrushes like our blackbirds?


Starlings have short stubby tails by comparison and their colors are odd...odd to explain anyway. They go through two different phases...gawdy and much more sooty looking. No, our blackbirds are Icteridae.

Sunnyday2day - Michigan, Zone "Zone 5"
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Posted on Saturday, April 26, 2008 - 08:14 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

I have seen the males in my yard every day this spring but didn't know the female looked so different. I'll keep an eye out for her now. Great pics everyone, thanks.

Seil - Michigan, Zone "6"
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Posted on Sunday, April 27, 2008 - 07:50 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Great pics and information everyone!

I saw a couple of males last year...now I'll be able to recognize a female or juvenile if I should see them:)

Blue_sage - Alberta, Zone "Zone 3"
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Posted on Sunday, April 27, 2008 - 07:02 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Great pics all! I just love these birds and have yet to get a good photo of the male's displaying.

Deanne New Hampshire Zone 5

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