Red-winged Blackbird Images, Facts and Information
Agelaius phoeniceus
- Red-winged Blackbirds are a familiar sight throughout most of North America and is considered to be one of the most abundant birds on this continent.
- Male Red-winged Blackbirds are especially colorful because of their scarlet and yellow shoulder patches that remind some people of epaulets. The streaky brown females are much duller in comparison and to the untrained eye might look like sparrows.
- Red-winged Blackbirds can be found near fresh and saltwater marshes, lakes, streams, rivers, as well as pastures, crop fields and feedlots. During the summer their diets consists mainly of insects and during the winter they consume seeds including wheat and corn which is why some people consider them pests.
- In some of their range Red-winged Blackbirds are migratory and in other areas they are year round residents.
- Each pair of Red-winged Blackbirds can have two to three broods per year. They lay between 3 to 5 eggs which hatch in 11 to 12 days, the female incubates.
- A group of blackbirds can be called a “cluster” or a “cloud” of blackbirds.
- Red-winged Blackbirds can live to be more than 15 years old.
I hope you enjoy viewing my Red-winged Blackbird photos.
Male Red-winged Blackbird Song Spread
Title: Male Red-winged Blackbird Song Spread
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/20/2020
Immature male Red-winged Blackbird singing from the top of a tree
Title: Immature male Red-winged Blackbird singing from the top of a tree
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 10/13/2019
Male Red-winged Blackbird perched on a sunflower
Title: Male Red-winged Blackbird perched on a sunflower
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 9/26/2019
Red-winged Blackbird male with a spring green background
Title: Red-winged Blackbird male with a spring green background
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/12/2019
Male Red-winged Blackbird singing in January
Title: Male Red-winged Blackbird singing in January
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/30/2019
Red-winged Blackbird male next to the road at Farmington Bay
Title: Red-winged Blackbird male next to the road at Farmington Bay
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/30/2019
Female Red-winged Blackbird eating wild sunflower seeds
Title: Female Red-winged Blackbird eating wild sunflower seeds
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 11/8/2017
Peeking female Red-winged Blackbird
Title: Peeking female Red-winged Blackbird
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 11/8/2017
Female Red-winged Blackbird on a wild sunflower stalk
Title: Female Red-winged Blackbird on a wild sunflower stalk
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 11/8/2017
Juvenile male Red-winged Blackbird diving towards the ground
Title: Juvenile male Red-winged Blackbird diving towards the ground
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 10/17/2017
Singing male Red-winged Blackbird on a May morning
Title: Singing male Red-winged Blackbird on a May morning
Location: Davis County, Utah
Date: 5/28/2017
Red-winged Blackbird, Cocklebur and a fence post
Title: Red-winged Blackbird, Cocklebur and a fence post
Location: Davis County, Utah
Date: 5/28/2017
Sleek male Red-winged Blackbird
Title: Sleek male Red-winged Blackbird
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/12/2017
Red-winged Blackbird male perched in Rabbitbrush
Title: Red-winged Blackbird male perched in Rabbitbrush
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 11/2/2016
First spring male Red-winged Blackbird
Title: First spring male Red-winged Blackbird
Location: Bear River National Wildlife Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/8/2016
Singing first spring Red-winged Blackbird male
Title: Singing first spring Red-winged Blackbird male
Location: Bear River National Wildlife Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/8/2016
First spring male Red-winged Blackbird back view
Title: First spring male Red-winged Blackbird back view
Location: Bear River National Wildlife Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/8/2016
Red-winged Blackbird female on a January Morning
Title: A Red-winged Blackbird female on a January Morning
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/19/2016
Female Red-winged Blackbird at White Rock Bay
Title: Female Red-winged Blackbird at White Rock Bay
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/19/2016
Autumn Red-winged Blackbird
Title: Autumn Red-winged Blackbird
Location: Bear River National Wildlife Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 10/23/2015