red-winged blackbird
agelaius phoeniceus latin

A red-winged blackbird flew by and disappeared across the street.

A red-winged blackbird in a nearby bush took exception to his presence.

In our ears the red-winged blackbirds have a very attractive note.

At age eleven you don't get very impressed with red-winged blackbirds.

A red-winged blackbird flashed across the brief opening between two trees.

Some birds, like the red-winged blackbird, thrive, but far fewer species are present.

Behind him, a red-winged blackbird gave its liquid cry.

Only the red-winged blackbird gives the period any distinction; even the hawks try to avoid the cold.

I decided to have a red-winged blackbird strutting proudly on the wall in the background.

The North American red-winged blackbird is a good example.

A red-winged blackbird sings in the bulrushes next to the beach outside my room.

Now it was spring, the early-morning cries of red-winged blackbirds, cardinals.

Really, the bird that heralds spring is the red-winged blackbird."

Red-winged blackbirds can be heard fighting over territory.

Getting up, she went to stand in the window, staring out at a mass of red-winged blackbirds, tussling for their territory.

The maximum longevity of the Red-winged Blackbird in the wild is 15.8 years.

Reports say that robins are near and that red-winged blackbirds have arrived only a few miles south of us.

Hardy types may head on through the native plant garden and watch the red-winged blackbirds dive over the marsh.

A red-winged blackbird, disturbed by the intrusion, clattered away in alarm.

Easily observed are the marsh wren, red-winged blackbird and song sparrow.

Overhead, see and hear the eastern kingbird and red-winged blackbird.

Such observations have been made among red-winged blackbirds, barn swallows, and African penguins.

Seeds and insects make up the bulk of the Red-winged Blackbird's diet.

The Red-winged Blackbird aggressively defends its territory from other animals.

Red-winged Blackbirds are polygynous, with territorial males defending up to 10 females.

Red winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)

They nest in colonies, often sharing their habitat closely with the Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus).

Higher quality songs have been proven to act as the best defense mechanisms in a variety of bird species, such as the red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus).

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)

The Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) is a passerine bird of the family Icteridae found in most of North and much of Central America.

As a result, it is often difficult to be sure that breeding males fertilize all the females in the groups that they guard: for example, even if territorial male red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus ) are vasectomized, their females sometimes lay fertile eggs (Bray, Kennelly & Guarino, 1975).