Carolus Linneaus, a Swedish scientist, gave the red-winged blackbird its scientific name, Agelaius phoenicus, in 1766. The ...

While sitting on my back porch one day during late afternoon, my leisurely pursuit was interrupted as a large and seemingly nervous flock of red-winged blackbirds happened to fly by my location. The ...

We’ve been reminded what winter can be. For the first time in a long while, we find ourselves bracing for the cold whenever we head outside. We’ve had weeks of nightly temperatures below freezing and ...

In this episode, The Daily reports on red-winged blackbirds, a territorial species that nests along Lake Michigan’s shoreline and is known for attacking passersby. JONAH ROSENBERG: Picture yourself ...