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

A Ross’s goose has landed in Great Barrington for all to take a gander at. Then, on March 1, I awake to the sound of red-winged blackbirds, twee-ing and twee-ing as they greet the dawn. Yes! Red-wings ...

Happy April Fools’ Day! March ended chilly, but the spring feel returns today. Temperatures will reach the upper 60s this afternoon with partly cloudy skies. A strong southeast breeze today will gust ...

For proof, listen for the distinctive “conk-la-ree!” song of the red-winged blackbird. These boldly colored migratory birds spend the colder months in the southern United States and begin ...

Cooing, too.’’ Jim Hantak had his first red-winged blackbird at his feeder Monday in Hillside. I’ve yet to see one. I’ve seen plenty of doves and a pair of Eurasian collared-doves.