Agelius phoeniceus
Male Red-winged Blackbirds are especially colorful because of their scarlet and yellow shoulder patches that remind some people of epaulets. The females are much duller in comparison and are streaky brown and to the untrained eye might look like sparrows.
Title: Male Red-winged perched on a cattail
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 4/12/2010
Title: Male Red-winged Blackbird singing on a cattail
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/7/2010
Title: Low light male Red-winged Blackbird singing
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/2/2010
Title: Red-winged Blackbird male in low light
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/2/2010
Title: Male Red-winged Blackbird singing on cattails
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/2/2010
Title: Young Red-winged Blackbird male singing
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 3/28/2010
Title: Male Red-winged Blackbird on a cattail at Bear River NWR
Location: Bear River National Wildlife Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 3/16/2010
Title: Young male Red-winged Blackbird at Farmington Bay
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 5/30/2009
Title: Young male Red-winged Blackbird singing
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 5/30/2009
Title: Red-winged Blackbird male on Curly Dock
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 5/28/2009
Title: Singing male Red-winged Blackbird in all his glory
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/10/2009
Title: A Red-winged Blackbird singing at the north beach of Fort De Soto
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 3/8/2009
Title: Red-winged Blackbird against clear blue sky
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 3/8/2009
Title: Red-winged Blackbird with a Don’t mess with me look!
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 3/8/2009
Title: A male Red-winged belting out his song
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 3/6/2009
Title: A male Red-winged Blackbird about to burst forth in song
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 3/6/2009
Title: Red-winged Blackbird glows in morning light
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 2/26/2009
Title: Male Red-winged Blackbird in profile
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 2/13/2009
Title: Red-winged Blackbird in profile
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 2/13/2009
Title: Male Red-winged Blackbird on a Sea Oat stalk
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 1/27/2009
Title: Male Red-winged Blackbird in sea oats and mangroves
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 1/27/2009
Title: Red-winged Blackbird male singing on Sea Oats
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 1/27/2009
Title: Male Red-winged on Mangrove in early morning light
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 1/6/2009
Title: Spread-eagle Red-winged Blackbird
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 12/28/2008
Title: Male Red-winged Blackbird in early morning light
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 12/28/2008
Title: Red-winged Blackbird singing at a wetland
Location: Roosevelt Wetland, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 6/28/2008
Title: Male Red-winged Blackbird at Fort De Soto’s north beach
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 5/6/2008
Title: Female Red-winged Blackbird near her nest
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/25/2008