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Red-Winged Blackbird
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD Agelaius phoeniceus
A robin-sized bird with broad shoulders, a cone shaped bill, and a medium-length tail. Male Redwinged blackbirds are a glossy black with red and yellow colored patches on their shoulders. Females are streaked with white but are brown overall.
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The Red-winged Blackbird is often found along water sources, such as marshes, or in pastures and feedlots. They eat mostly insects in the summer months and seeds in the winter.
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