A few weeks ago, I wrote a column about dark-eyed juncos, birds that forewarned winter’s approach. Now, let’s talk about a harbinger of spring, the red-winged blackbird. This bird’s name is taken from ...

Almost on time down to the minute, it seemed, the first red-winged blackbirds made themselves right at home in northern Vermont in late February. While walking my Shetland sheepdog through a rural ...

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 ...

From the branch above me, a male red-winged blackbird took a deep breath, hunched up his shoulders, flared the feathers on his epaulets and let out a loud threat directed at his neighbors and ...

For many people, one of spring’s most welcome harbingers is the return of the red-winged blackbirds. With the first thaws of early spring, the male blackbirds begin their recolonization of Ohio. By ...

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 ...

1. In species with biparental care, relative parental investment of the sexes and male mating success may be influenced by the availability of food. We examined this hypothesis in red-winged ...

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 ...

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 ...

What could be more natural on a warm summer's day than enjoying a stroll on a path around a wetland filled with waving grasses and the songs of marsh birds? What could seem more unnatural than to ...

A few days ago, we reached the vernal equinox. This event told us that we had as many hours of daylight as we have of darkness, and now with longer days continuing to grow, the light will now outlast ...

The song spread is critically important in defense of a territory and the song is also evaluated by females as a facet of courting From the branch above me, a male red-winged blackbird took a deep ...