In February and March, male red-wings travel north from their southern wintering grounds and find good spots for nesting and ...

From the marshy "squall" of red-winged blackbirds to the bright white stripe of the bobolink among the tall grass, the return of certain birds from their fall migration back to their breeding habitat ...

Could you please tell me what bird this is? See attached photo. It looks a bit like a sparrow, but it’s way bigger than the other sparrows on my feeder. –Sarah, Marion, MA It’s a Red-winged Blackbird, ...

Birders, including me, can be fickle. In February or March when we hear the first red-winged blackbird of the year sing its distinct three-syllable “On-ka-lee,” we rejoice. The common refrain on ...

Wisconsin's wetlands are about to get a whole lot louder. Red-winged blackbirds have been steadily arriving with southern winds and are setting up their territory for spring breeding season. Females ...

Red-wings are found all over North America, barring the very far north and some patches of unlivable habitat. They are here in Juneau, too; two easy places to see them are Kingfisher Pond in the Lemon ...

The weather has turned nice and people are outside enjoying it, but not every species is happy about that. "I've actually had one land on my head and start pecking at my head and it's terrifying," ...

Around this time of year, male red-winged blackbirds are at the peak of their beauty - and their aggressiveness. Just ask anyone who's been divebombed by a protective feathered father. Males fluff ...

Have you seen any Northern Flickers in your yard? They LOVE suet! Suet offers them high fat and protein which helps them survive in cooler temperatures and supports them during nesting season. This ...

Sometimes I like to nerd out on a specific bird. The challenge is to learn something new, and I always do. Today's focus is the red-winged blackbird, a perfectly named harbinger of spring in northern ...